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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. The crowd that gathers around the pit the morning after the cylinder crashes are from Woking and what other town?
(a) Farnham.
(b) Clovelly.
(c) Chertsey.
(d) Bibury.

2. How does the Martian repair his tripod during the Martian attack of Surrey?
(a) The other Martians protect him.
(b) He kills everyone nearby and then repairs it.
(c) He can repair it from inside.
(d) He does not.

3. What do people hear coming from the pit a few nights after the cylinder crashes?
(a) Drilling.
(b) Beeping.
(c) Hammering.
(d) Crying.

4. How is the soldier separated from his unit?
(a) They abadoned him.
(b) He was discharged.
(c) He ran away.
(d) His horse fell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the curate doing when the narrator first meets him?

2. Henderson sends news of the cylinder to his colleagues in what city?

3. What is the Thunder Child?

4. What is Mars the god of in Roman mythology?

5. Where does the narrator hide when he sees The Thing?

(see the answer key)

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