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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. What symbol does the Director make on his stomach when speaking of "Our Ford"?

2. What does the Controller say that 'Our Ford' called himself whenever he was speaking of psychology?

3. Which of the following is not a descriptive term the Controller uses to describe home?

4. Where does Bernard call to tell the story of Linda and John?

5. Which of the following is considered a threat to the State?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Helmholtz tell Bernard the DHC made public while he was away?

3. Describe the game of Centrifugal Bumble-puppy.

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

5. What does the Director say the babies will develop as related to flowers and books?

6. What were some of the things Linda told John about 'the other place'?

7. In what ways are an egg's normal growth checked?

8. Why are Lenina and Bernard surprised by John?

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

10. Why do you think that John quotes Romeo and Juliet when he was watching Lenina sleep?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Bernard must have felt when he was able to trump the director's ploy to make a public example of Bernard. Use specific examples from the story to support your supposition.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss in a complete essay, using examples from the text, how the author uses foreshawdowing throughout the novel to develop the plot and content of the story.

Essay Topic 3

Describe in detail how this novel is an example of a dystopia. Use specific examples from the novel to support your description.

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