The War of the Worlds Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The War of the Worlds Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How do most people react to the invasion on the first Friday after the cylinder lands?

2. Who asks the narrator to go to the landowner's estate with him?

3. What does the narrator drink when he gets back to his house for the first time?

4. What do the first visitors to the cylinder think is inside it at first?

5. Who owns the property on which the first cylinder crashes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author take his wife to his cousin's house? What is the state of the town at that point?

2. How does the narrator's brother respond when he hears rumors that food supplies may soon arrive? What does this reveal about him?

3. What does the narrator say is the lesson of his story in the Epilogue?

4. What are the citizens of Weybridge doing when the narrator and artilleryman arrive?

5. What does the Thunder Child do to the Martian tripods? How does this change the story?

6. What does the black tube weapon reveal about the Martian's intentions?

7. What new weapon do the Martians reveal in Surrey? What does this reveal about Martian technology?

8. What does the narrator's brother do for the women in the carriage? What does this reveal about his character?

9. What is different about the flaming gas jets from usual shooting stars, and what do people think they are at first?

10. What fact do scientists overlook when considering whether Mars can support life?

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

Why do you think the author chooses not to give the narrator a name? What effect does this have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's use of mythological and Biblical allusions in this novel, and explain what purpose they serve.

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