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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's brother here about London as he travels with the two women?

2. What does the Martian tentacle reach into the ruined house and take?

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

4. How long do the curate and the narrator stay in the first house?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research all of the scientific claims the narrator makes in War of the Worlds. Analyze whether or not each of these claims could be accurate.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Martians in detail, and explain why they are so different from humans.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of using the flashback technique in general, and specifically in this novel.

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