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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. What is the average perimeter of a circle?

2. What is the first deed the stranger does to prove his point of third dimensions?

3. How does A. Square know he is to be punished for his views?

4. How does A. Square next attempt to explain the third dimension?

5. What is A. Square's first impression of Spaceland.

Short Essay Questions

1. What method does A. Square next attempt to use to describe the Fourth Dimension? Why does he find it difficult?

2. Discuss how complacency is viewed by Sphere.

3. Describe what happens that leads to the imprisonment of A. Square.

4. Explain how the inhabitant of Pointland views his world.

5. How does the Circle attempt to prove in Chapter 17 to A. Square he is telling the truth? Why is this nearly convincing?

6. Why does the Sphere throw A. Square from Spaceland at the end of Chapter 19? Who does Sphere remind you of at this point, and why?

7. Describe the Circle Class physically, and in terms of their role in society.

8. Why does A. Square attack the Circle at the end of Chapter 16? Who does A. Square remind you of at this point, and why?

9. Explain the shapes of Lineland in Chapter 13, and their existence in terms of movement and marriage.

10. Describe the evolution of Circles, and be sure to include both natural evolution and artificial evolution.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book, there are several methods of recognition discussed including sound, sight, and feel. Compare the methods explained in the book to our own methods using the same senses. How are they the same? How do they differ? If you were to lose two of these senses, do you think the remaining one would be accurate 100 percent of the time?

Essay Topic 2

In Flatland, children are often punished as a result of their parent's wishes. Choose one of the following, and discuss what happens to these children in the novel. Is such treatment justified? Why or why not? Does modern society punish the children as a result of parental wishes? How?

1.) Young shapes are surgically altered to create more sides.

2.) Children who fail exams are shunned in society.

3.) Irregular children are used as specimens in schools.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 18, Sphere and A. Square discuss A. Square's belief that the ability to see everything makes one a God. Explain A. Square's argument, and Sphere's comments. Which do you agree with, and why? What other qualities do you believe a God must have? Why?

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