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

2. What has isolated Helmholtz?

3. What was often the only thing John was left with to eat?

4. Who do the necessary orders sent to to permit Linda and John to return to the 'other place?

5. Who fathered John?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bernard do after the the Solidarity service ends?

2. What horrifies Lenina about the Indian guide?

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

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

5. What does Bernard say after he refuses the soma raspberry sundae Lenina offers him?

6. What type of behavior does the director accuse Bernard of displaying?

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

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

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

10. Why are Lenina and Bernard surprised by John?

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

Describe, using specific examples from the novel, how the character of Bernard could be described accurately as a coward.

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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