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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. During the Sunday evening debate about behavior control, on what point do Castle and Frazier agree?

2. When the visitors have almost completed their window washing, what is the next assignment for Rogers, Steve, and Burris?

3. As Burris investigates the happiness of Walden Two members, what game does he see some playing?

4. While observing this group, what does Frazier reveal to the observers about Walden Two?

5. How does Frazier respond to the accusation from Burris?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the group sits down to lunch and Castle questions Frazier about government and politics, how does Frazier respond?

2. After hearing extensive reports from Frazier about the members of Walden Two, what does Burris decide to do?

3. When Frazier, Burris, and Castle take a walk outside and see a group arriving, what information is given about the growth of the community?

4. Why are Steve and Mary attracted to joining Walden Two?

5. In discussing failed communal societies, what comparisons does Frazier make between them and Walden Two?

6. What do the motives of Steve and Barbara suggest about the type of persons that Walden Two might attract?

7. How does Frazier justify the emphasis on control at Walden Two?

8. How does Walden Two relate to government in the wider society, and what has the method accomplished?

9. When Burris and Frazier are alone after rain destroys the group's plan of an afternoon walk, of what does Burris accuse Frazier, and why?

10. What is Frazier's vision for Walden Two?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the evolution of the adversarial relationship between Castle and Frazier, and comment on the role played by this relationship in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Even though Frazier's role as pioneer and leader of Walden Two is beyond question, he is presented throughout the story as an unappealing person. Write an argument in support of this view and suggest reasons why you think the author portrays him in this way.

Essay Topic 3

The main purpose of Walden Two is the expression of the author's scientific theories about the science of behavior and how it should be used to manage societies. To what extent is this purpose accomplished?

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