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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. Which of the following is not an accurate descriptor for the figures who test the embryos for sex in the embryo store?

2. Helmholtz states that he is feeling queer about which of the following?

3. At what age do the citizens of the civilization reach their end?

4. Where do Bernard and Lenina return after leaving the reservation?

5. Which of the following is the lowest caste of embryos?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe what is meant by the Suggestions from the State.

4. What horrifies Lenina about the Indian guide?

5. Why wasn't John able to marry the girl that he loved on the reservation?

6. What statement in chapter four does Lenina make which is an unconscious echo of one of the many hypnopaedic lessons?

7. What chant is said over and over as the group at the Solidarity Service dances in a circle slapping each other's bottoms?

8. What questions are difficult for Linda to answer when John has asked them?

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

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

Respond in writing using information from the text and your own personal experiences to answer which is the greater good: pursuit of truth or the good of the society.

Essay Topic 2

Write a comparison essay comparing the characters of John and Bernard throughout the novel. Be sure to draw comparisons from all aspects of the novel as the characters change and develop throughout the story.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing in what way John's whipping is a sign of his wanting to repent. Include in your essay what John is repenting for as well as specific examples to support your thesis.

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