And invisible to me because it was so remote and small, flying swiftly and steadily towards me across that incredible distance, drawing nearer every minute by so many thousands of miles, came the Thing they were sending to us, the Thing that was to bring so much struggle and calamity and death to the earth.Which statement best explains why Wells calls the Martian spacecraft "the Thing"?A.Wells calls it "the Thing" to describe what the ship and the creatures within it look like to readers.B.Wells calls it "the Thing" to explain to readers how unimportant it is to the rest of the story.C.Wells calls it "the Thing" to provide readers with the proper name he will use for it later.D.Wells calls it "the Thing" to give readers the impression that it's almost too terrible to name or describe.

Read this passage from H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds:And invisible to me because it was so remote and small, flying swiftly and steadily towards me across that incredible distance, drawing nearer every minute by so many thousands of miles, came the Thing they were sending to us, the Thing that was to bring so much struggle and calamity and death to the earth.Why does Wells call the Martian spacecraft "the Thing"?A.Because he thinks it is unimportant to the storyB.Because he is trying to give it a proper nameC.Because he wants to provide a good description of itD.Because he doesn't fully understand what it is yetSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

And invisible to me because it was so remote and small, flying swiftly and steadily toward me across that incredible distance, drawing nearer every minute by so many thousands of miles, came the Thing they were sending us, the Thing that was to bring so much struggle and calamity and death to the earth.H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, 1898Which word in the passage helps create a sense of fear and anxiety?A.smallB.thousandsC.earthD.death

d this passage:And invisible to me because it was so remote and small, flying swiftly and steadily toward me across that incredible distance, drawing nearer every minute by so many thousands of miles, came the Thing they were sending us, the Thing that was to bring so much struggle and calamity and death to the earth.H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, 1898Which words in the passage help create a sense of fear and anxiety?A.every minuteB.so remoteC.the earthD.the ThingSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

The following text is adapted from H. G. Wells's 1898 science fiction novel The War of the Worlds. A strange object ("the Thing") that many presume is a meteorite has crashed in the British countryside, and is being investigated by Oglivy, a farmer who lives close to where it landed.The Thing itself lay almost entirely buried in sand, amidst the scattered splinters of a fir tree it had shivered to fragments in its descent. It had a diameter of about thirty yards. [Oglivy] approached the mass, surprised at the size and more so at the shape, since most meteorites are rounded more or less completely. It was, however, still so hot from its flight through the air as to forbid his near approach. A stirring noise within its cylinder he ascribed to the unequal cooling of its surface; for at that time it had not occurred to him that it might be hollow. He remained standing at the edge of the pit that the Thing had made for itself, staring at its strange appearance, astonished chiefly at its unusual shape and colour, and dimly perceiving even then some evidence of design in its arrival.Based on the text, how does Oglivy respond to the Thing? He is disinterested in the Thing and more concerned about the damage it has done to the countryside. eliminateHe is afraid of the Thing and wishes he could run away.eliminateHe is curious about the Thing and moves closer to investigate more thoroughly. eliminateHe is bewildered at the strangeness of the Thing and keeps his distance out of caution.

Read this passage:And invisible to me because it was so remote and small, flying swiftly and steadily toward me across that incredible distance, drawing nearer every minute by so many thousands of miles, came the Thing they were sending us, the Thing that was to bring so much struggle and calamity and death to the earth.H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, 1898Which word in the passage helps create a sense of fear and anxiety?A.smallB.earthC.thousandsD.deathSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS