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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 word describes how the director looks when he sees Linda for the first time after she has returned from the reservation?
2. Why does Lenina feel that she is getting some of the fame under false pretenses?
3. Which of the following phrases does John call Lenina after he pushes her away?
4. Which of the following is not a descriptor the controller would use to describe the world now?
5. After John leaves Lenina, what does she do to get to sleep?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does John view everyone in the new civilization?
2. Why does Linda call John Pope?
3. What was the feelies about which Lenina and John watched together?
4. What does Helmholtz do as he presses his way through the crowd?
5. What does Bernard begin to point out to those that will listen?
6. What question does Helmholtz wonder how it made people who read Shakespeare's work excited?
7. What do the metal knobs on the chairs at the feelies do?
8. Why does Lenina go to John's apartment?
9. What happened, as the controller described, on the island of Cypress when it was inhabited with nothing but Alphas?
10. Describe how the director responds to Linda and John.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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