War of the Worlds (Scholastic Article)

Why does Clara express fear when Henry says he is returning to Woking?

• She believes the Martians will follow him to Leatherhead.

• She thinks he is abandoning her.

• She fears he will be killed in the fight.

• She does not trust the military.

What is the first clue that the object in the pit is not a meteorite?

• It glows in the dark.

• It is giving off radiation.

• It is shaped like a cylinder and unscrews from within.

• It is surrounded by magnetic fields.

What is Ogilvy’s initial attitude toward the Martians?

• Fearful and panicked

• Curious and scientific

• Angry and vengeful

• Skeptical and dismissive

What literary device is used in the line “I am a battleground of fear and curiosity”?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Why does the crowd at first laugh when Henry says the object may be from Mars?

• They think he is joking.

• They believe Martians are just a myth.

• They are trying to calm themselves.

• They already heard it on the news.

Based on Scene 6, what theme is suggested by the townspeople’s reaction to Henry’s warnings?

• Technology will always save us.

• Ignorance can be deadly.

• Martians are peaceful creatures.

• Children are more aware than adults.

Why does the soldier in Scene 5 say “Be sorry for us all!”?

• He is trying to frighten Henry.

• He has lost faith in humanity.

• He believes the Martians will conquer the world.

• He wants revenge on the Martians.

What can you infer about the Martians from their use of cages and human blood?

• They want to befriend humans.

• They are intelligent but lack empathy.

• They are scientists studying Earth.

• They are secretly working with the government.

What irony is revealed in the way the Martians are ultimately defeated?

• Humans finally learn to communicate with the aliens.

• The Martians accidentally destroy themselves with their own weapons.

• The creatures that seemed invincible are killed by tiny germs.

• The military’s plan turns out to be successful after all.

What does Henry’s reunion with Clara at the end symbolize?

• Humanity’s total victory over technology

• A return to normalcy and human resilience

• The failure of science to explain the world

• That love is more powerful than logic