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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 after he meets with the soldier for the second time?

2. What happens to the house near Kew when the narrator and curate take refuge there?

3. What does the narrator start calling the tripods when he travels with the curate?

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

5. How much does the curate sleep when he and the narrator are hiding in the ruined house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how War of the Worlds fits the traditional plot structure of a novel.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze how the author discusses discrimination in War of the Worlds.

Essay Topic 3

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

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