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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Inside the machine, it seems as if the housekeeper walks from one end of the room to the other like what object?
2. Which of the characters reads the note left by the Time Traveler?
3. In Chapter 3, which of the following things is wrong with the time machine when the Time Traveler returns?
4. Approximately how many Eloi are there in the great hall?
5. The Time Traveler compares the Morlocks to which kind of monkey or ape?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why, according to the Time Traveler, is the Fourth Dimension overlooked?
2. How did the Time Traveler feel when he first got out of the time machine in the far future in Chapter 3?
3. Describe the point of view of the book's first two chapters.
4. Why are the characters primarily represented by the name of their profession rather than their actual names?
5. What happens to Weena in the forest fire?
6. When the Earth is in perpetual twilight, the air thin and hard to breathe, and the sun is huge and red, what are the only two animals/creatures The Time Traveler sees? What do they look like?
7. What does the Time Traveler do with the white flowers Weena picked?
8. Why does the Time Traveler eventually stop the machine?
9. What does the Time Traveler see and experience as he approaches his original time period?
10. Why does the Time Traveler begin to share the Eloi's fear of the dark?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One example of the "devolution" is the social Darwinism that forces changes in humanity. Describe what social forces Wells was describing in this novel and how he thought they might help humans "devolve." How does Wells fictionalize these social forces in this science fiction? What are the speculative elements he uses to symbolize and explore these social forces and their effects?
Essay Topic 2
This novel has a unique narrative shape, especially in terms of character and conflict. Consider the conflict structure and the extent to which a reader should consider the Morlocks the antagonists of the novel. What role do they play in intensifying the conflict? If they are the antagonists, who--or what--is the protagonist(s)? What ideas about humanity do these Morlocks embody, and how does that influence your analysis of them as antagonists?
Essay Topic 3
Both the Eloi and the Morlock live in communist societies. Describe what makes these societies "communist" or communal, using textual examples. Determine what you think Wells's opinions of communism might have been. What do you think he wanted his readers to think and feel about communism?
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