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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. Who organizes Tynsham?
2. What does the group see at night on the roof?
3. What feeling does Bill have after his long first day searching for Josella?
4. What does Susan say about her previous meals of junk food?
5. How did Coker escape blindness?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain why the young woman comes to Bill in his room in Chapter Eight, and his reaction.
2. Explain Coker's argument about why the young woman at Tynsham is at fault for not getting the lights back on.
3. Explain what Bill finds at Tynsham.
4. Describe how Bill finds Josella.
5. Explain what Coker wants of the new sighted captives.
6. Describe how Joyce became poisoned and how she was saved.
7. Explain Bill's argument that an immediate need for harvest is not necessary.
8. Describe Shirning Farm.
9. Describe Bill's view of loneliness.
10. Explain Josella's fears about her wedding.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the novel, there is a consistent struggle between doing what is morally right and doing what is necessary for survival. Choose one representation of this struggle from the following list and explain it in detail. What is the conflict? Why is there a conflict? How is one path more morally right than the other? Can the moral path not lead to survival in some way and the survival path not be made moralistically right? Why or why not? Be sure to be specific in relating the struggle back to the novel.
• Married men at University Tower being forced to mate and care for two blind women, as well.
• The forced care of ten blind persons by one sighted person as dictated by the Emergency Council.
• The choice of saving the blind at Tynsham even at the expense of the sighted.
Essay Topic 2
In the book, many of the characters appear to come from the upper class, such as Josella, while others, such as Coker, seem to come from a more meager background. How do you think this separation of class affects the different societies that emerge within the novel? Do you think social class has any bearing in this new world? If so, what? If not, what does have bearing? Do the leaders of the communities appear to be of a certain social class? Has the crisis changed the social order and, if so, how? What are the new credentials for success? What were the old credentials? What does this say about our society in comparison to the society within the novel?
Essay Topic 3
There are many situations in the novel that point out the human need for love and companionship. Bill and Josella become very close in a short time; a young woman offers herself to Bill because she fears he is lonely and thus will leave; Coker joins Bill; and Bill and the others constantly seek a community life. Why do humans in the novel constantly seek others? Do you think humans have an innate need for companionship? Why or why not? How is this shown in the novel? What do you think the author was trying to say about the communities of humans and the need for society and social order? Do you agree or disagree with his thoughts?
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