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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator find the soldier who he is traveling with earlier in the story?

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

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

4. The soldier believes that the Martians have built a machine that can do what?

5. What does the curate spend most days doing just after the house is ruined?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

How and why do people use a crisis for personal gain in War of the Worlds?

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