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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 1, Under Food.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the man selling near the pit shortly after the cylinder crashes?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Drawings.
(c) Sweets.
(d) Souvenirs.

2. What does the new weapon do that the Martians reveal at Surrey?
(a) It shoots fire.
(b) It works as a mounted gun on the tripods.
(c) It knocks down enemy vehicles.
(d) It emits toxic smoke.

3. What does the narrator first call the cylinder?
(a) The Rocket.
(b) The Monster.
(c) It.
(d) The Thing.

4. What are the little boys doing to the cylinder the morning after it crashes?
(a) Yelling at it.
(b) Trying to open it.
(c) Throwing rocks at it.
(d) Daring each other to touch it.

5. What is the name of the professional organization for astronomers?
(a) The Astronomical Exchange.
(b) The League of Astronomers.
(c) The National Association of Astronomers.
(d) Astronomers United.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the curate go with the narrator after they leave the first house?

2. How far is Mars from Earth?

3. What do people hear coming from the pit a few nights after the cylinder crashes?

4. Who does not die in the heat ray?

5. What is a curate?

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