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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. What special television event is going on while the gang hides in the alley?

2. Where does Alex lead his gang?

3. Who said some harsh words about Alex?

4. What does Alex threaten to do to Billyboy?

5. What is the number of Alex's staja?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of dream does Alex have when he sleeps in the prison cell?

2. How does Alex get in the old woman's house?

3. What kind of chair is Alex strapped into?

4. How does Alex react while the police beat him?

5. What does Alex and his gang do to the couple who live in the cottage?

6. How does Alex intend to show the others his leadership skills?

7. Why is Alex surprised to see that Dim and Billyboy are police officers?

8. What is the setting for the novel? How have things changed?

9. Why is the philosophical man in the Korova oblivious to what is around him? What does Alex think of him?

10. What does Alex explain the reason for his behavior to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that expresses your opinion on what should be done about the rising prison population in America.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining what you think Alex's life would be like if he had stayed in prison and not undergone Ludovico's Technique.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay, with evidence from the novel, that describes Alex's opinion on the usefulness and merit of violence Counter this opinion with an argument that draws upon the negative effect that violence has had upon Alex's life.

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