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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 does A. Square discover about the stranger when he is allowed to feel his body?

2. What shape does the stranger use to teach about solids?

3. What does the stranger threaten he will do if A. Square does not let go?

4. What begins at the end of the chapter?

5. What does the Sphere admit at the end of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Circle Class physically, and in terms of their role in society.

2. Describe the scene between A. Square and his grandson in Chapter 15, and summarize the grandson's argument for a third dimension.

3. Explain the primary focus of Circles in Chapter 12, and the reasoning behind that focus.

4. Why does A. Square attack the Circle at the end of Chapter 16? Who does A. Square remind you of at this point, and why?

5. How does the Circle attempt to prove in Chapter 17 to A. Square he is telling the truth? Why is this nearly convincing?

6. Explain the shapes of Lineland in Chapter 13, and their existence in terms of movement and marriage.

7. Summarize the scene A. Square sees at the General Assembly Hall of the States of Flatland, and what Sphere does at the end of Chapter 18.

8. What methods does A. Square use to attempt to explain two dimensional space? Summarize the information he explains to the King.

9. Explain the only recognition method used in Flatland, and why touch and sight are not used.

10. What does A. Square feel is improper regarding the relationship between Circles and Women, and concerning the relationship between men and women in general?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the Preface, the author defends his positions that height is immeasurable in Flatland, that his writing of women is just, and that his position on the upper class of Victorian society is valid. Choose one of these positions, and either support or argue against Abbott's positions. Be sure to include both Abbott's original position on the subject, as well as your own analysis of Abbott's position.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 9, Abbott discusses the role of women in the near-passage of the Universal Color Bill. Discuss why women wanted the bill to pass, and why they would stand to benefit. Think of an event in history that women helped to shape, and compare the gains of the women in Flatland to the women in your example. Do the women stand to gain in the same ways? Do they differ? How?

Essay Topic 3

Circles in Flatland strive to achieve a higher shape, and thereby a higher position in society. Explain three ways Circles attempt to improve their shape. What do these changes symbolize in the real world? Do you believe that attaining a higher status in life should be a primary goal? If so, why? If not, what should be a primary goal?

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