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

2. What are the men trying to do when they attack the two women in the cart?
(a) Kill the women.
(b) Take the cart.
(c) Kidnap the women.
(d) Take their valuables.

3. What does the narrator refer to as The Thing when he comes back to town after taking his wife away?
(a) The heat ray.
(b) A dead Martian.
(c) A new Martian weapon.
(d) A Martian tripod.

4. What must first be present in order for life to begin according to the narrator?
(a) Vegetation.
(b) Nitrogen.
(c) Temperature cooling.
(d) Moisture.

5. How does the narrator react when the first Martian falls out of the cylinder?
(a) He stays where he is.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He yells for help.
(d) He tries to fight it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does the narrator hear on his fifteenth day in the ruined house?

2. What are the men trying to do to the cylinder the day after it crashes?

3. Where do the curate and narrator first see other people?

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

5. Why do the narrator and soldier decide to take a long route when leaving Woking?

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