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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John do with his Shakespeare book after Helmholtz bursts into laughter over some of the writing?
(a) Burns it
(b) Tears it apart and destroys it
(c) Locks it away
(d) Throws it away

2. Why does the director choose this area for the meet?
(a) It is an area Bernard is afraid of
(b) It is where he works himself
(c) It is the closest
(d) It has the most high-caste workers

3. What do John, Helmholtz and Bernard often do together?
(a) Take soma
(b) Make fun of others
(c) Write poetry
(d) Read from Shakespeare

4. Which of the following characters notices Lenina's growing sadness and makes suggestions on possible treatments?
(a) Fanny
(b) John
(c) Helholtz
(d) Henry

5. Which of the following ideas from Romeo and Juliet did Helmhotz find very obscene?
(a) Forcing love on someone
(b) Star-crossed lovers
(c) Uncremated bodies
(d) Mother and father

6. What right does the controller say that John is claiming?
(a) The right to die
(b) The right to be loved
(c) The right to return to the reservation
(d) The right to be unhappy

7. Which word describes how John felt about the feelies?
(a) Disliked
(b) Ignored
(c) Liked
(d) Frightened

8. What does John say poisoned him?
(a) Wickedness
(b) Civilization
(c) Water
(d) Mustard

9. Which word describes how the director looks when he sees Linda for the first time after she has returned from the reservation?
(a) Excitement
(b) Hatred
(c) Love
(d) Disgust

10. What does Linda call herself when she sees the DHC for the first time?
(a) His Linda
(b) Linda
(c) His wife
(d) His lover

11. How do the workers react to all of the events with Linda, John and the director?
(a) They laugh
(b) They yell
(c) They throw stones
(d) They cheer

12. After John leaves Lenina, what does she do to get to sleep?
(a) Drinks a shake
(b) Leaves to find Bernard
(c) Takes a long bath
(d) Takes 3 half-gramme soma tablets

13. Where does the director ask Bernard to meet him?
(a) Embryo store
(b) Conditioning room
(c) Fertilizing room
(d) Nurseries

14. Which of the following characters do the police not take away after the riot at the soma distribution line?
(a) Linda
(b) John
(c) Bernard
(d) Helmholtz

15. How do John and Lenina travel?
(a) Walking
(b) Taxi copter
(c) Helicopter
(d) Cab

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Linda announce that causes everyone to fall silent?

2. What does John compare the Delta's coming off of shift to?

3. According to the director, what has Bernard attacked?

4. What does John do when he sees Lenina get out of the helicopter?

5. In what name did John throw out the soma?

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