The War of the Worlds Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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The War of the Worlds Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How do the villagers react to the narrator's story when he runs into the village after the heat ray?
(a) They laugh at him.
(b) They push him.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They pry him for details.

2. What does the narrator start calling the tripods when he travels with the curate?
(a) Martian fighting machines.
(b) Octopi.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Death machines.

3. What are the locals doing when the soldier and the narrator go to check in with the soldiers?
(a) Calmly packing their things.
(b) Boarding up their houses.
(c) Frantically evacuating.
(d) Standing in line for food.

4. What color is the first Martian's skin?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Orange.
(c) Gray.
(d) Pink.

5. How does the narrator escape when the army first fights the Martians?
(a) A soldier helps him get away.
(b) The Martians do not see him.
(c) He fights with them.
(d) He hides in the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the London newspaper's headline the day after the first cylinder crashes?

2. How long has it been since the soldier has eaten when he first teams up with the narrator?

3. What direction do the Martians head after they attack Surrey?

4. How many gas jets are spotted within the first twenty-four hours of the story?

5. What do the soldiers do when the narrator tells them about the heat ray?

(see the answer key)

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