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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 about the dining hall astonishes Julian?

2. What does Dr. Leete claim really occurred?

3. In Chapter 3, what does the narrator think he is the victim of?

4. What is used for international commerce in 2000?

5. Where does the warehouse ship goods to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Edith Leete react to Edith Bartlett's picture?

3. What is in the newspaper from 1887 that would not be experienced in 2000?

4. What does Dr. Leete suggest would happen if people from the 19th century had leisure time?

5. Why are there no merchants in 2000?

6. What does Dr. Leete suggest about the cost of a college education in the 19th century?

7. What do citizens in 2000 do after retirement?

8. What does the narrator compare the classes of 1887 society to?

9. How does Mr. Barton's church work?

10. Why are savings no longer necessary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. Leete refers to the word "atavism." What does this word mean? How does atavism apply to society in 2000 and in 1887? How is atavism treated in society in 2000 and 1887?

Essay Topic 2

One literary technique used throughout this book is alternating chapters, where one chapter is used to discuss society and one is used to demonstrate the blooming relationship between Julian and Edith. What is the purpose of this technique? What does this technique offer the reader? Does this technique enhance the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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