Name: ________________________________________

H.G. Wells Questions

Directions: Read the brief article about the life and times of H.G. Wells.
Answer the following questions about the author.
1. Find Kent on a map or ask staff or other teachers what country
Kent is in and write it here: ___________________________
2. What subject in college influenced Wells to write science fiction?
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3. Describe his love relationships in the first paragraph.
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4. Wells died in 1946. What war was taking place at this time (not in the article, use your history
knowledge)? ________________________________________________________________________
5. What was Wells first fiction work (his first book)? __________________________________________
6. List the authors works (as listed in the reading) beside each year below:
a. 1896: ______________________________________________
b. 1897: ______________________________________________
c. 1898: ______________________________________________
d. 1900: ______________________________________________
e. 1911: ______________________________________________
7. Which one of the above works is Wells most famous for? ___________________________________
8. What English government group did Wells serve on in his later years? _________________________
9. What parallels did the Wells draw about Martians and Britains colonies? ____________________
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10. What LARGE historical event launched the authors idea for the War of the Worlds novel? ________
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11. What happened on October 30, 1938 between the hours of 8p.m. and 9p.m.? _________________
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12. Do you think that is a quality for a great author? (the answer to #11) ________________________
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13. Now that you have read about Wells life, do you think that he was destined to write strange and
ahead of his time novels? Yes
No
14. Do you believe that there is life on other planets? _________________________________________
Explain your reasoning: ______________________________________________________________
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