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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the forest in Chapter 7, whom does Wells describe as the "dainty ones"?
2. Which character returns to the Time Traveler's laboratory the next day, after the Time Traveler returns home?
3. What does the narrator think he sees in Chapter 12?
4. What part of the Time Traveler's clothing fascinated Weena?
5. The Time Traveler decides that the museum must be in the location of which part of London from his own time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This novel takes what some might consider a pessimistic view of the role science plays in modern life. Even though Wells's narrative takes place in the 19th century, there are many parallels one could draw between the scientific and technical progress discuused in the novel and the explosion of digital technologies in our own time. Using textual examples from Wells, analyze the effects technological developments and innovations are likely to have on humanity. Compare and contrast Wells's predictions of what technological advancement does to humanity with your opinion of the effects of the technological advancements from your own lifetime.
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
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?
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