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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 food in the ruined house after the curate dies?

2. Why does the narrator's brother fail to travel to the narrator's home?

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

4. The curate drinks the last bottle of what beverage?

5. What does the narrator's brother decide to do when he hears that food may be available if he waits?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Based on the character of the curate, what do you think H.G. Wells is trying to say about religion in this novel?

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