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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Bernard send reports too which agree with some of the Savage's ideas?

2. Which word describes how the controller felt at Bernard's suggestions about social order?

3. How does John die?

4. What does John do with the pillboxes filled with soma?

5. After John leaves Lenina, what does she do to get to sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Lenina feels when she leaves the party with the Arch-community-songster.

2. What happened, as the controller described, on the island of Cypress when it was inhabited with nothing but Alphas?

3. In what ways does the director indicate Bernard has grossly betrayed the trust of the society?

4. What does Helmholtz do as he presses his way through the crowd?

5. What does the controller indicate has all of the tonic effects of murdering Desdemona without the inconveniences?

6. How do the people who listen to Bernard's ideas on the flaws in society feel about his ideas?

7. What question does Helmholtz wonder how it made people who read Shakespeare's work excited?

8. Why does John push Lenina away when she kisses him?

9. Describe the difference between murder and what Bernard has done as described by the director.

10. What happens with the guests when John refuses to come out of his room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a comparison essay comparing the characters of John and Bernard throughout the novel. Be sure to draw comparisons from all aspects of the novel as the characters change and develop throughout the story.

Essay Topic 2

Describe in detail, with examples from the text, a Solidarity Service.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how emotions of the characters are a critical component of the development of the story and scenes within the novel. Be sure to include specific examples from the text to support your description.

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