WorksheetsThe War of the Worlds Ch. 10 Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 6mins
Did the narrator claim responsibility for killing the clergyman?
Yes he did.
No, he blamed it on the Martians.
What did the narrator cover himself with to hide from the Martians?
Dirt
Garbage
Old furniture
Coal
How many days were the narrator and the clergyman in the house?
Six
Fifteen
Three
Twelve
Identify 1 simile from chapter 10 below.
"The red weed was growing everywhere." (p. 62)
"It was more like an elephant's trunk than anything else." (p. 62)
"Then one of it's metal tentacles reached slowly through the hole." (p. 60)
"Then came screaming and a happy hooting sound sound from the Martians." (p. 58)
Identify 1 example of imagery below.
"Slowly, I began to see that his mind had gone." (p. 59)
"I hated the way he would cry for hours at a time." (p. 57)
"With a hatchet, I began digging as quietly as I could." (p. 58)
"Cans rattled and bottles smashed. There was a heavy bump against the cellar door and then silence." (p. 62)
Locate 1 example of personification below.
"It was waving towards me." (p. 62)
"The fact is the clergyman and I could not get along." (p. 57)
"I reached out into the dark and grabbed a bottle of wine." (p. 59)
"I ran to the coal cellar and stood there listening." (p. 60)
