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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the men trying to do when they attack the two women in the cart?

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

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

4. What color is the weed that seems to be everywhere around the ruined house?

5. What is the name of the song that the narrator invents?

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 you think the author chooses not to give the narrator a name? What effect does this have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

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

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