Vocabulary
what is poverty?
The state of not having enough money for basic needs
Why does the author include an angry conversation about geometry and dimensions in Chapter 1?
He wants to show the reader how complex the idea of time travel is.
Where do the Eloi live in the future?
In huge glass, metal, and stone buildings
Where is the Time Traveller's machine hidden (after he loses it)?
In the sphinx's pedestal
What does delayed mean?
happening later than planned
Which character in chapter 1 said, “My friend…are you serious about this? Do you really believe that machine has travelled in time?”
The Medical Man
What year does the Time Traveller stop in?
802701
What does he notice about the boys and girls of the Eloi
They look the same
Crazy
what is a limp?
To walk in an uneven way because of an injury.
What does The Time Traveller show to his guests to convince them that time travel is real?
a model time machine
Where do the Eloi take the Time Traveller
To a large hall where they all eat and sleep
True or False: The Eloi are small and weak compared to modern day humans.
True
Who said this, “I remember running violently in and out of the moonlit bushes all round the sphinx and frightening a small white animal that I didn’t recognize.”
The Time Traveller
What is a lever?
bars that can be turned or moved to work something else
Who said, “I think at that time none of us really believed in the Time Machine. The fact is, the Time Traveller was one of those men who are too clever to be believed.”
The Narrator
True or false: the Eloi eat only fruit
What do we know about the Time Traveller's theories about the Eloi when he says, "
That something bad is going to happen
What time of day is it when the Time Traveller finds his time machine is missing?
Night time.
what is unjust?
not based on what is morally right?
What did the time traveler see when he started the time machine?
The fast passage of time
True or False: The future is filled with new cities and advanced technology.
False
“I began to understand an odd result of the social changes we are trying to make at the moment. Strength comes because we need to be strong; weakness comes when we feel safe.”
From this quote we can know that:
The Eloi are weak because their world is too safe, and they never have to work hard.
“But I wasn’t beaten yet. I hit the metal panels with my hands. I thought I heard something move inside – to be exact, I thought I heard a sound like a laugh – but perhaps I was mistaken.”
There is some person or creature inside the pedestal