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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 5, The Stillness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator say he finds reassuring the morning before he is forced to flee?
(a) His wife.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A reporter.
(d) The milkman.

2. How far is Mars from Earth?
(a) 15 million miles.
(b) 45 million miles.
(c) 20 million miles.
(d) 35 million miles.

3. How long do the curate and the narrator hide in the house before the narrator hits the curate?
(a) Six days.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Three weeks.

4. How do the people gathering around the cylinder initially react to it?
(a) It scares them.
(b) They are indifferent to it.
(c) They are disappointed.
(d) They are angry.

5. What does the curate spend most days doing just after the house is ruined?
(a) Looking for food.
(b) Crying.
(c) Praying.
(d) Planning his escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's brother study in college?

2. What do the Martians bring with them in the cylinders?

3. How far is Mars from the sun according to the narrator?

4. How does the narrator react when the first Martian falls out of the cylinder?

5. Where does the narrator find food in the ruined house after the curate dies?

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