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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What word best describes the Time Traveler's actions just before he realizes that he cannot easily light the matches?
2. What object does the Time Traveler refer to as his "mace"?
3. Where does the Time Traveler intend to go once he is armed with things he found at the museum?
4. What is happening to the Time Traveler's memory in Chapter 12, when he returns home?
5. Approximately what time is it, when the Time Traveler returns home, according to the journalist?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One feature of the science fiction genre is "world-building," which describes the ways an author establishes a specific and believable setting with rules of its own. One example of Wells's world-building is his extensive imaginings of Eloi culture. Describe the rules of Eloi culture, show how Wells tries to convince the reader of this culture, and examine the extent to which his fictional Eloi culture is believable, in terms of the novel. You will also want to consider the ideas dramatized by these characters and the setting established by their culture.
Essay Topic 2
Even though Weena seems to be a main character, she is someone without language, someone with little agency, and is not even human. Explain the ways in which Wells characterizes Weena and determine the specific strategies he employs to distance her from the reader. What ideas does her characterization dramatize? What does she "represent" and do you consider her a main or major character in this novel? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
One of the most prominent symbolic systems Wells employs in this novel is the relationship between the Eloi and the Morlock. Define and describe this relationship, using examples from the text. Be sure to include the way it works on a literal level as well as on a symbolic one.
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