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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Martians bring with them in the cylinders?

2. What does the narrator find to eat after he decides to leave the ruined house?

3. Where is the first house in which the curate and narrator take refuge?

4. From the ruined house, the narrator sees that the Martian "tripods" actually have how many legs?

5. What is the soldier holding when the narrator finds him the second time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What advantages do the Martians have over the humans, and vice versa?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character of the artilleryman and what you think he is meant to represent.

Essay Topic 3

Why do the humans think they are immune from a Martian attack? Be specific, and give at least five reasons.

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