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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. When the group's Sunday afternoon is canceled due to rain, what do Steve and Barbara do instead?
2. Why is Rogers particularly impressed with Walden Two?
3. As the visitors tour the mental and dental facilities, what is evidently the major emphasis in the approach to care?
4. What personal attack does Frazier make in response to Castle's observation about Walden Two's lack of politics?
5. At the group's Sunday breakfast, how does Barbara's behavior affect Frazier?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Frazier's response when Castle questions his belief in democracy?
2. How does the conversation that Burris has with a housewife, on his way back to his room from his investigations, confirm his conclusions about Walden Two's members?
3. Why are Steve and Mary attracted to joining Walden Two?
4. As he seeks verification of the happiness of Walden Two's members, what groups does Burris encounter and what does he conclude?
5. While on the roof, how does Frazier counter Castle's claim that life at Walden Two offers no challenge and lacks moral law?
6. When the group sits down to lunch and Castle questions Frazier about government and politics, how does Frazier respond?
7. How does Frazier justify the emphasis on control at Walden Two?
8. What is the essence of the conflict between Castle and Frazier about democracy?
9. What conflicting views about life at Walden Two surface for Rogers and Barbara after they have been exposed to some of the practices like education and family life?
10. 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?
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
Walden Two is more a debate on ideologies than it is a novel; therefore the author pays no attention to plot, character and themes. Making reference to specific evidence from the novel, discuss this view.
Essay Topic 3
Walden Two was first published in 1948 and revised for a 1967 publication. What is the relevance of the ideas and theories espoused in the novel, relevant to modern life?
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