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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 character does Bernard send reports too which agree with some of the Savage's ideas?

2. Which of the following phrases does John call Lenina after he pushes her away?

3. How do John and Lenina travel?

4. Which of the following is not one of the areas the controller says that God isn't compatible with?

5. The controller and John debate over whether or not the belief in God is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens with the guests when John refuses to come out of his room?

2. What does the director say is the greatest offense, which Bernard has committed?

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

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

5. How do the people who listen to Bernard's ideas on the flaws in society feel about his ideas?

6. Why does Lenina go to John's apartment?

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

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

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

10. How does John view everyone in the new civilization?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe in detail, with examples from the text, in what ways and manner Helmholtz has sacrificed himself personally and how he changes that throughout the novel.

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 describing why consumption is an important value in this novel. Use examples from the novel to support your answer.

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