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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the kitchen staff manage the washing and clearing of dishes after dinner?
(a) Several members work simultaneously until it is finished.
(b) Members work in several shifts of two people each and much of the washing is automated.
(c) Adolsecents use automatic dishwashers.
(d) The process is automated.

2. What event does Burris find listed on a bulletin board?
(a) A dance.
(b) A performance of Bach's Mass in B Minor.
(c) An auction.
(d) A talent show.

3. Why have Rogers and Jamnik come to visit Burris at the beginning of the novel?
(a) To renew old acquaintances.
(b) To invite him to join their group.
(c) For advice on their future.
(d) To find out about a utopian society he once mentioned to Rogers.

4. What is the philosophy of the women as described by Mrs. Meyerson after Burris makes his comment?
(a) They are avid followers of modern fashion.
(b) They dress to flatter themselves but do not follow fashion.
(c) They place no emphasis on looking good.
(d) They dress to disguise their attractiveness.

5. How does Frazier respond to Castle's expression of horror at the practices with the children?
(a) He says the children are admired everywhere because of their behavior.
(b) He says the practices help the children control their behavior.
(c) He says he believes in the methods because they worked in his own childhood.
(d) He says these are controlled frustrations for good ends, unlike the ones children normally face.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the child-rearing practices affect the women of Walden Two?

2. What is the name of the passageway where the visitors have their tea on their first day at Walden Two?

3. At lunch after the tour of the medical facilities, what aspects of modern society does Castle suggest are needed at Walden Two?

4. Identify the critical features that constitute "the good life", as outline by Frazier.

5. Why is Mrs. Nash confused when Castle asks about jealousy as he observes some children leaving from a picnic?

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