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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the Time Traveler returns home in Chapter 12, even he himself wonders if the whole experience was just a what?
2. Why does the Time Traveler presume that the Morlocks are good climbers?
3. In one section of the museum, the Time Traveler infers that the hall used artificial illumination from what evidence?
4. What, according to the Time Traveler, must be "useless" if nature is appealing to intelligence?
5. Why cannot Weena help the Time Traveler make out or interpret the inscription he finds in the Palace of Green Porcelain?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This novel features both a narrator, who tells the story to the reader, and an internal narrator--the Time Traveler--who relates his story to the narrator. Analyze the narrative strategies Wells uses to tell this story, including specific analysis of voice, distance, and access to and flow of information. Be sure to consider the issue of reliability on the part of both of the narrators: does the reader believe the narrator? Does the narrator believe the Time Traveler? What kinds of proof and evidence does each provide? Who has access to what kinds of information.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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