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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 Dr. Leete claim really occurred?

2. Why do citizens work willingly?

3. What about the dining hall astonishes Julian?

4. Who does the narrator live with in 1887?

5. What is located in the front of the distribution center?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Edith and Julian do on the morning that begins Chapter 20?

2. Why is Julian celebratory when the Leetes take him to the library?

3. How does the labor system work in 2000?

4. How does Julian describe Sundays in 1887?

5. What is the justice system like in 2000?

6. What does Dr. Leete say is the problem with the labor system of the previous century?

7. In Chapter 2, why does Sawyer call for Dr. Pillsbury?

8. How does immigration work in 2000?

9. What two explanations does the narrative give for why society in 1887 does not change?

10. What is the result of education for all citizens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Music plays a significant role in this novel. What is the significance of music in this book? How does the notion of music serve to further differentiate the two societies?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the notion of corruption mentioned several time in this book. What factors of society are no longer corrupt, according to Dr. Leete? Is Dr. Leete's claim of no corruption in 200 believable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the philosophy of equality in this society. How is this concept put to the test in terms the diversity of the citizens? Why does this society not experience discrimination that would have been so prevalent in 1887?

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