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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 does NOT describe Helmholtz Watson?

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

3. Our Ford represents who?

4. Why is Bernard permitted to visit the Savage Reservation?

5. What is passed around as they say, " I drink to my annihilation" at the Solidarity Service?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think John is awed by the smell of perfume and the sound of zippers?

2. Why do you think Lenina takes so many tablets of soma when she returns to the rest house?

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

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

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

6. Why would the D.H.C. be furious with Lenina according to Fanny?

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

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

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

10. Why is it difficult for the students to imagine what it is like to live with one's family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing how many of the characters of this novel are as imprisoned as the savages are on the reservation.

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

Write an essay comparing the Solidarity Service to a religious service. Use examples from the text and your own personal experience.

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