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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the narrator's brother able to help the two women subdue their attackers?

2. What does the narrator's brother study in college?

3. How many Martians initially attack nearby the night after the narrator's brother is introduced?

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

5. Why is the narrator's brother forced to abandon his first mode of transportation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does this novel show that crisis reveals a person's true character?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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