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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. Where does the soldier hide until meeting the narrator?
(a) Under a pile of leaves.
(b) Under dead bodies.
(c) In the sewer.
(d) In a house.

2. What saves some people from the first heat ray?
(a) A mound of sand.
(b) A metal shield.
(c) A tree trunk.
(d) A group of soldiers.

3. How far does the narrator have to drive his wife in the cart?
(a) Seven miles.
(b) Ten miles.
(c) Twelve blocks.
(d) Twelve miles.

4. What disability does Henderson have?
(a) He cannot walk.
(b) He is deaf in one ear.
(c) He has a speech impediment.
(d) He cannot move one of his arms.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much light does Mars receive from the Sun, compared to the light Earth receives?

2. What does the Deputation use as a signal to the Martians?

3. Who ultimately kills the men who are attacking the two women?

4. How does the narrator escape when the army first fights the Martians?

5. What element are the gas jets that first streamed toward Earth primarily made from?

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