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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 soldier believes that the Martians have built a machine that can do what?
(a) Fly.
(b) Plant food.
(c) Jump long distances.
(d) Capture humans.

2. How much does the curate sleep when he and the narrator are hiding in the ruined house?
(a) All day.
(b) All night.
(c) He and the narrator sleep in shifts throughout the day.
(d) Very little.

3. About what time does the Martian attack of Surrey start?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 3:00 PM.
(c) 8:00 PM.
(d) 11:00 AM.

4. What element are the gas jets that first streamed toward Earth primarily made from?
(a) Neon.
(b) Helium.
(c) Hydrogen.
(d) Oxygen.

5. What is the name of the narrator's local newspaper?
(a) The Woking Journal.
(b) The Post-Dispatch.
(c) News of the Day.
(d) The Daily Chronicle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator plan to do with the animal he hears outside of the house?

2. What does the narrator find to eat after he decides to leave the ruined house?

3. Where does the narrator sleep when he gets to Putney Hill?

4. What does the Committee of Public Safety do when they meet the narrator's brother?

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

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