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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dr. Leete and Edith feel the 20th century is?
(a) Adequate for their purposes.
(b) A work in progress.
(c) A utopian society.
(d) A back track from previous times.

2. How are citizens paid in Boston 2000?
(a) Based on career.
(b) Based on hours worked.
(c) All receive an equal amount.
(d) Based on gender.

3. Who is able to listen to music in 1887?
(a) The wealthy.
(b) The poor.
(c) The educated.
(d) All people.

4. What is held on the last day of May in 1887?
(a) Labor Day.
(b) Decoration Day.
(c) All Saints Day.
(d) Independance Day.

5. Where does the narrator's money come from?
(a) Gambling.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) He has no money.
(d) Hard work.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what assumption about Edith and Julian is present that Julian finds strange?

2. What is used for international commerce in 2000?

3. What year does the narrator assure the reader he does not mean?

4. What is one incentive for workers to do their best?

5. According to the philosophy of 2000, what should happen if someone gives less than his all to a job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is publishing handled and financed in 2000?

2. How is corruption eliminated in the 2000 society?

3. What is the result of society spending less individually and more as a whole?

4. The Leetes take Julian to the dining hall. Describe this experience.

5. Why is Julian nervous about going to sleep again?

6. What do citizens in 2000 do after retirement?

7. How does Edith use the music to avoid conversation?

8. What does the author state this novel is composed of?

9. What is Julian surprised by government rule?

10. How does the labor philosophy of 2000 work in terms of doctors?

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