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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. When selecting a trade, who is preference given to?

2. How is music listened to in 2000?

3. What does Dr. Leete claim really occurred?

4. Which class of society does the narrator belong?

5. What is considered one of the lowest officers in the industrial army?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is publishing handled and financed in 2000?

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

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

6. How is corruption eliminated in the 2000 society?

7. What is the process of receiving goods in 2000?

8. What do citizens in 2000 do after retirement?

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

10. How does Julian describe Sundays in 1887?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Society in 1887 was clearly a capitalist society. What type of society was 2000? Provide examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the merit system used in 2000. How does Dr. Leete say it works to keep workers motivated? How does this system compare to the system used in 1887?

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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