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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 were John, Bernard and Helmholtz taken after the riots?

2. Which of the following characters do the police not take away after the riot at the soma distribution line?

3. What does the director accuse Bernard of doing?

4. Who is able to, surprisingly, quote from Shakespeare?

5. After John leaves Lenina, what does she do to get to sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the feelies about which Lenina and John watched together?

2. Why does Linda call John Pope?

3. What do the metal knobs on the chairs at the feelies do?

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

5. Why does John begin whipping himself?

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

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

8. Describe how the director responds to Linda and John.

9. What does the controller indicate has all of the tonic effects of murdering Desdemona without the inconveniences?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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