WHY DOES THE AUTHOR MENTION H.G. WELLS’S NOVEL, WAR OF THE WORLDS

5. Why does the author mention H.G. Wells’s novel, War of the Worlds?

A. To show that another astronomer agreed with Lowell

B. To give an example of how Lowell’s view was adopted by popular culture

C. To identify a famous novel of the early 1900s

D. to prove that there were canals on Mars