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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How far into the future has the Time Traveler traveled when the "sun had come to obscure nearly a tenth part of the darkling heavens"?
2. What, at the end of the chapter about the forest fire, is described as an "overwhelming calamity"?
3. In Chapter 11, when the Time Traveler attempts to escape the animals that frighten him, how far into the future does he travel?
4. What does the Time Traveler tell his guests is the only difference in the Time Machine when he returns home?
5. Why is Weena unable to walk in the forest?
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
This novel has a unique narrative shape, especially in terms of character and conflict. Consider the conflict structure and the extent to which a reader should consider the Morlocks the antagonists of the novel. What role do they play in intensifying the conflict? If they are the antagonists, who--or what--is the protagonist(s)? What ideas about humanity do these Morlocks embody, and how does that influence your analysis of them as antagonists?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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