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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. How does Bernard feel at the end of chapter five?

2. Hypnopaedia refers to which principle?

3. Which of the following is a major instrument of social stability according to the director?

4. Which of the following did Lenina propose that she and Bernard complete on their first date?

5. Which of the following items in Lenina's suitcase awes John?

Short Essay Questions

1. What horrifies Lenina about the Indian guide?

2. What does Helmholtz wonder as they sit on Bernard's couch in his apartment?

3. What event makes Lenina sob after witnessing at the savage reservation?

4. Why do you believe the Embryo store is found in the basement?

5. What does the Director indicate is the secret to being happy and virtuous?

6. Why does Mustapha Monda agree to Bernard's plan?

7. What is the definition of hypnopaedia?

8. What has replaced the pursuit of knowledge by the end of chapter five?

9. What is the aim of mass production as described in Chapter 1?

10. What happened to Linda which caused her great distress?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe in detail, with examples from the text, in what ways and manner Helmholtz has sacrificed himself personally and how he changes that throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

After his mother dies, John feels unwanted and alone. Write an essay explaining how and why John feels this way. Use information and specific details from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Describe why an emphasis on promiscuity came to be in this novel. After your description make a judgment as to your opinion of this emphasis. Use information from the text to support your judgment.

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