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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following words is an accurate description of how John responds when Lenina strops off her clothes?
(a) Punches her
(b) Hides from her
(c) Retreats in terror
(d) Becomes aroused

2. How does John die?
(a) Homicide
(b) Suicide
(c) Patricide
(d) Old age

3. What analogy does the controller use to describe the optimum population?
(a) The human body
(b) An iceberg
(c) Island of Cypress
(d) Soma

4. Where were John, Bernard and Helmholtz taken after the riots?
(a) World controller's office
(b) Iceland
(c) Alpha camp
(d) Reservation

5. What kind of treatment causes the person to feel empty and experience nausea?
(a) Soma treatment
(b) Fertilization treatment
(c) Reservation treatment
(d) Violent passion surrogate treatment

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why wouldn't the controller allow John to go with Bernard and Helmholtz?

3. Which of the following characters notices Lenina's growing sadness and makes suggestions on possible treatments?

4. Which character does Bernard send reports too which agree with some of the Savage's ideas?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the people who listen to Bernard's ideas on the flaws in society feel about his ideas?

2. Describe how the director responds to Linda and John.

3. What question does Helmholtz wonder how it made people who read Shakespeare's work excited?

4. In what ways does the director indicate Bernard has grossly betrayed the trust of the society?

5. Describe how Lenina feels when she leaves the party with the Arch-community-songster.

6. Describe the difference between murder and what Bernard has done as described by the director.

7. Why does Linda call John Pope?

8. Why does John push Lenina away when she kisses him?

9. What does John remember as he sits beside his mother's hospital bed before she awakens and talks to him?

10. Why does John begin whipping himself?

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