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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the narrator's brother not very concerned about the narrator at first?
(a) He does not believe that the Martians exist.
(b) The Martians have not been reported as a threat.
(c) He gets a letter from the narrator.
(d) His wife tells him not to worry.

2. What animal does the narrator hear on his fifteenth day in the ruined house?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A bird.
(d) A mouse.

3. What does the Martian tentacle reach into the ruined house and take?
(a) A piece of glass.
(b) A lump of coal.
(c) A doorknob.
(d) A chair leg.

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

5. What does the narrator plan to do with the animal he hears outside of the house?
(a) Bait the Martians with it.
(b) Save it as a present for his wife.
(c) Trap and eat it.
(d) Keep it for company.

6. How does the narrator get into a yard near the ruined house?
(a) He knocks down a wall.
(b) He climbs the fence.
(c) He goes around a wall.
(d) He breaks into the house in front of it.

7. What is the Thunder Child?
(a) A tank.
(b) A warship.
(c) A horse.
(d) A large gun.

8. What does the narrator's brother study in college?
(a) Law.
(b) Literature.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Education.

9. Why does the curate go with the narrator after they leave the first house?
(a) The narrator may be able to help him get home.
(b) He does not want the narrator to be left alone.
(c) He thinks that the narrator is a good leader.
(d) He does not want to be alone.

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

11. From the ruined house, the narrator sees that the Martian "tripods" actually have how many legs?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

12. Who ultimately kills the men who are attacking the two women?
(a) The older woman.
(b) The younger woman.
(c) The narrator's brother.
(d) A passerby.

13. What are the people coming back from the south of London saying?
(a) People are evacuating.
(b) They are trapped.
(c) There is nothing to worry about.
(d) The Martians are coming.

14. Where does the narrator hide after he hits the curate?
(a) In a closet.
(b) Behind some shelves.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the attic.

15. What kills the Martians?
(a) Bacteria.
(b) Birds.
(c) A bomb.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the narrator stay in the house after he is found wandering the streets?

2. Who is in front of the narrator's house when he returns to it?

3. How is the soldier described who travels with the narrator?

4. How does the narrator say many people were acting towards each other during the Martian invasion?

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

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