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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. Why wouldn't the controller allow John to go with Bernard and Helmholtz?

2. Which of the following does the controller indicate is incompatible with happiness?

3. When Linda awakens what does she say that upsets John?

4. Which word describes how John felt about the feelies?

5. What does Linda call herself when she sees the DHC for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the crowd begin to mimic John's whipping gestures toward each other?

2. Why does John begin whipping himself?

3. Why does Linda call John Pope?

4. What does Bernard begin to point out to those that will listen?

5. Why does John push Lenina away when she kisses him?

6. What happened, as the controller described, on the island of Cypress when it was inhabited with nothing but Alphas?

7. Describe why Bernard blames John for his feelings.

8. What does Helmholtz do as he presses his way through the crowd?

9. What does the controller admit to John, Bernard and Helmholtz in relation to books?

10. What question does Helmholtz wonder how it made people who read Shakespeare's work excited?

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

After his mother dies, John feels unwanted and alone. Write an essay explaining how and why John feels this way. Use information and specific details from the text to support your answer.

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