Looking Backward: 2000-1887 | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. When does the narrator first see the city of Boston?

1857.

2. What year does the narrator assure the reader he does not mean?

1957.

3. What does the narrator say about society in Boston in the mid 19th century?

It is deeply divided.

4. What two classes does this society consist of?

Rich/educated and poor/uneducated.

5. Which class of society does the narrator belong?

Rich/educated.

6. Where does the narrator's money come from?

His grandfather.

7. What do the wealthy in this society fear?

Losing their position in society.

8. Who is the narrator engaged to in 1887?

Edith Barlett.

9. How old is the narrator?

30.

10. What does the narrator say the wealthy suffer from?

Hallucinations.

11. What is the labor class's chief weapon?

Strikes.

12. What does the narrator say Human history is?

Cyclical.

Chapter 2