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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. How do Alex and the girls get to Alex's house?

2. What does Alex offer to give the new prisoner?

3. How many seconds does Alex have to wipe the grin off his face?

4. What is the name of the opera that the woman in the Korova sings?

5. What is in a veteran?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Dr. Brodsky say that Alex will be?

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

4. How does Georgie die?

5. What kind of chair is Alex strapped into?

6. Describe the problems that Alex has with the new prisoner before the guards arrive.

7. What does Alex think of F. Alexander?

8. Why can Alex's mother not stay home? What do you think is the reason for this?

9. How does Alex feel after watching the movie? What is the reaction from the doctors?

10. Describe the relationship that Alex has with his other cellmates before the new prisoner arrives.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that explains at least two elements of symbolism in A Clockwork Orange. Examples include:

1 - Things that are normally quite innocent, but take on a more sinister role in the novel.

2 - Things that symbolize pivotal changes in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that describes a real-world rehabilitation process that has been used to try and correct criminal behavior. If a real example cannot be found, then invent one.

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