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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2: Chapter 9, Wreckage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the soldier holding when the narrator finds him the second time?
(a) A gun.
(b) A spear.
(c) Binoculars.
(d) A machete.

2. Where does the narrator search for food after leaving the ruined house?
(a) A squirrel's den.
(b) A garden.
(c) A shed.
(d) Another house.

3. What is the London newspaper's headline the day after the first cylinder crashes?
(a) Government Says Not to be Alarmed.
(b) Message Received From Mars.
(c) Invaders from Mars Discovered!
(d) Evacuate Immediately.

4. What color is the weed that seems to be everywhere around the ruined house?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

5. What does the Martian cry sound like?
(a) "Yip, yip."
(b) "Ack, ack."
(c) "Ulla, ulla."
(d) "Baru, baru."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's brother decide to do when he hears that food may be available if he waits?

2. What does the narrator's brother think happens to the narrator after news reports of the Martians reach town?

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

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

5. What is the man selling near the pit shortly after the cylinder crashes?

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