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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Lieutenant respond to the soldier and narrator's story when meeting them?

2. How large in diameter is the first cylinder?

3. Who owns the property on which the first cylinder crashes?

4. Where does the narrator meet the man who owns the land where the cylinder crashes?

5. Why do the narrator and soldier decide to take a long route when leaving Woking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrator's theory about why the Martians come to Earth?

2. What happened to the narrator directly after discovering the invasion is over?

3. What happens to one of the Martian tripods at the Thames River? What is the significance of this event?

4. What does the "Committee of Public Safety" do to the narrator's brother, and what does this reveal about human nature?

5. As the narrator walks from the ruined house toward London, what does he see, and how does this affect his attitude?

6. Why is the narrator disappointed the second time in the story that he interacts with the artilleryman?

7. What does the narrator find when he leaves the ruined house? What does this indicate?

8. Who does the narrator find on Putney Hill, and what do they discuss?

9. What does Ogilvy think is twisting off the top of the cylinder?

10. What is the significance of the artilleryman's story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how the author discusses discrimination in War of the Worlds.

Essay Topic 2

Research all of the scientific claims the narrator makes in War of the Worlds. Analyze whether or not each of these claims could be accurate.

Essay Topic 3

How does this novel show that crisis reveals a person's true character?

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