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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What color is the animal the Time Traveler sees in the night on the way to look for his missing time machine?
2. Inside the machine, it seems as if the housekeeper walks from one end of the room to the other like what object?
3. Where does the Time Traveler live?
4. What sound does the Time Traveler hear from deep within the shaft?
5. What are the adjectives Wells uses to describe the language of the Eloi?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do the people the Time Traveler meets in the far future in Chapter 3 look like?
2. What does the Time Traveler discover about the Morlocks that allows him to escape the three of them in the tunnel?
3. What kind of food does the Time Traveler particularly crave when he returns?
4. Describe the Time Traveler's reaction to the fact that his machine has been moved into the White Sphinx; what action does he undertake, if any, to recover the machine?
5. What finally convinces the narrator himself of the truth of the Time Traveler's story at the end of the novel?
6. Describe the point of view that takes over the story in Chapter 3?
7. Describe the historical (and technological) setting of this novel.
8. What does the Time Traveler find when he begins to explore the Palace of Green Porcelain in the Southwest?
9. Describe the plan the Time Traveler comes up with to recover his time machine and escape back to the past.
10. Why is the Time Traveler glad about what happened to Weena?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
During the intense action scenes in the future, the Time Traveler's actions symbolize both his instinctual as well as his intellectual capabilities. Describe, using examples, how Wells communicates the Time Traveler's instincts as well as his intellect. Which does Wells consider more important, do you think? Which does the Time Traveler consider more important?
Essay Topic 2
Two kinds of science fiction worlds are utopias and dystopias. Define these terms. Using examples from this novel, identify which speculative elements are utopian and which are dystopic. How does Wells play with these two kinds of science fiction worlds? Finally, offer your opinion: do you consider this novel utopian, dystopian, or something else? Be specific.
Essay Topic 3
While this novel is considered a foundational example of the science fiction genre, Wells grounds it in actual science. Interpret the various roles "real" or actual science plays in this narrative, including a discussion of both the scientific issues discussed in the beginning of the novel as well as the scientific understanding of the world the Time Traveler uses in the future and returns to his own time with. Be sure to discuss the specific ways Wells and his characters employ science in the service of fiction.
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