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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. While the Time Traveler notices that the constellations are different in the night sky as he and Weena bed down in the forest, what is the one celestial feature that is seemingly unchanged?

3. In Chapter 11, when the Time Traveler has traveled even farther into the future, what has happened to the moon?

4. The Time Traveler decides that the museum must be in the location of which part of London from his own time?

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

The question of humanity, of what makes a person human, is at the forefront of this novel's play of ideas. Wells posits, perhaps, that there are certain characteristics that define the essence of humanity, which the Morlock and the Eloi have lost. Name and describe these characteristics, using specific examples. You may want to consider specifically his time in the museum, as well as the end of the novel and the epilogue, as well as his first few days with the Eloi.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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