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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Time Traveler describe being tackled by a group of Morlocks?

2. When the Time Traveler sees the river and estuary from the point of view of the Palace of Green Porcelain, what does he think of for the first time?

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

4. 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?

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

This novel relies on systems of symbols, one of which is the use of light and dark. What ideas, feelings, and conflicts are symbolized by light, and which by dark? On the language level, what are the major strategies Wells uses to convey these symbols? Be sure to consider setting, characterization, figurative language, dialogue, point of view, etc.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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