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The War of the Worlds
Chapter 1-3	

Directions:  Answer the following questions in your own words.

1.  Compare and contrast Earth and Mars as described in the text. _________________________

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2.  Why do the invaders come to Earth?  _____________________________________________

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3.  Describe the process that the Martians use to get to Earth.  ____________________________

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4.  The narrator is the most important character in the story.  What do we know about him? 

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5.  Explain the dramatic irony in the last paragraph of chapter one. ________________________

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6.  What do the “meteorites” turn out to be?  __________________________________________

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7.  At the start of chapter 3, what does the narrator hope would be in the cylinders? 

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8.   Why do all of the people gather around the sandpit? _________________________________

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9.  Predict what you believe will come out of the cylinders?  What will happen next? 

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