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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the group observes the child's birthday celebration, how does the author add a human touch to the portrayal of Frazier?
(a) Frazier seems proud and happy for the girl, and Burris thinks he sees a tear on Frazier's cheek.
(b) Frazier makes a touching speech.
(c) Frazier expresses sadness because he has no children of his own.
(d) The child is Frazier's daughter and he gives her a big hug.

2. How does the group of visitors manage the first work assignment of window-cleaning?
(a) They have no difficulty adjusting to physical work.
(b) They get through a good deal of the work in two hours, but Barbara is inefficient and uncomfortable.
(c) They are unaccustomed to this work, so they do not do well.
(d) Burris is inefficient and uncomfortable, but they get through the work.

3. What event does Burris find listed on a bulletin board?
(a) A dance.
(b) A talent show.
(c) A performance of Bach's Mass in B Minor.
(d) An auction.

4. When Roger and Barbara join the others for breakfast, how does Barbara stand out from the visitors?
(a) Barbara brings Roger his breakfast.
(b) Barbara does not eat breakfast.
(c) They all serve themselves breakfast, but Roger brings Barbara hers.
(d) Barbara leaves the group and eats by herself.

5. After their tour of the dairy, when Mrs. Meyerson joins the group, what tradition involving young couples do the visitors observe?
(a) They attend counseling sessions.
(b) They learn to cook and bake.
(c) They work on their own living quarters.
(d) They attend parenting classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Meyerson contribute to the community's cultural activities?

2. Why have Rogers and Jamnik come to visit Burris at the beginning of the novel?

3. As Frazier explains the operations of Walden Two to the visitors, what technique does the author use to support the ideas behind Walden Two's operations?

4. After Burris selects what he wants to do from the bulletin board, what do Mary and Steve decide to do instead?

5. Why does the name of Walden Two contain the word Two?

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