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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which character returns to the Time Traveler's laboratory the next day, after the Time Traveler returns home?
2. In Chapter 11, when the Time Traveler attempts to escape the animals that frighten him, how far into the future does he travel?
3. Why is Weena unable to walk in the forest?
4. What object does the Time Traveler refer to as his "mace"?
5. In Chapter 11, in the even farther future, what characterizes the oceans?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Wells imagines a future where humanity has evolved into two separate and symbiotic species. Discuss, in detail, the biological differences Wells predicted and how selection (that is, evolutionary process) led to these differences. Be sure to use specific examples from the novel that show the "devolution" Wells has predicted and how the Time Traveler imagines it happened. While Wells may have considered this evolution "devolution," what do you think? Is this long-term view of humanity necessarily as negative as Wells's character seems to think? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
The issue of the preservation of cultural memory and transmission of history helps structure Wells's narrative. Consider the Time Traveler's experience at the Palace. In the year 802,700, what is preserved from the culture in which the Time Traveler was born? What do you think Wells wants the reader to take away from the Time Traveler's experience in this museum?
Essay Topic 3
While some critics argue that the Morlocks represent the future of the working class and the Eloi the future of the elite classes, there are also many other characters in the novel who actually are middle and upper class. Describe briefly the analysis of social power dynamics represented by the science fiction elements evidence in the Morlock and the Eloi. Then consider two or three of the characters who are middle class--the Time Traveler, the Medical Man, the Editor, or the Psychologist--and analyze to what extent these characters offer a critique of their own on the social class they represent. You may also consider, if you wish, why none of the onscreen characters are representative of the working class.
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