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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 narrator paddle across the river when he finds a small boat?
2. How far is Mars from the sun according to the narrator?
3. What does the soldier do who pairs up with the narrator?
4. How much light does Mars receive from the Sun, compared to the light Earth receives?
5. What do the people near the cylinder hear coming from inside of it at the end of the first day after the cylinder crashes?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator's brother respond when he hears rumors that food supplies may soon arrive? What does this reveal about him?
2. What does the narrator find when he leaves the ruined house? What does this indicate?
3. As the narrator walks from the ruined house toward London, what does he see, and how does this affect his attitude?
4. Why does the narrator walk toward the Martian down the road after leaving the pub?
5. How does the narrator attempt to reassure himself and his wife when he returns home after the first heat-ray?
6. What does the "Committee of Public Safety" do to the narrator's brother, and what does this reveal about human nature?
7. As the curate and narrator fight for position at the opening in the ruined house, what do they see, and how does the narrator react?
8. What is the narrator's theory about why the Martians come to Earth?
9. What happens to one of the Martian tripods at the Thames River? What is the significance of this event?
10. What new weapon do the Martians reveal in Surrey? What does this reveal about Martian technology?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think the author chooses not to give the narrator a name? What effect does this have on the story?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze how H.G. Wells uses symbolism in War of the Worlds.
Essay Topic 3
What advantages do the Martians have over the humans, and vice versa?
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