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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After they visit the school, Frazier discusses the advantages of the education system with the visitors. To what three features does Frazier attribute the system's efficiency?
(a) There is no formal testing.
(b) It avoids administration, discipline, and a standardized curriculum.
(c) There is no standardized curriculum.
(d) There is no discipline.

2. How are the older children divided into grades at school?
(a) According to their test scores.
(b) There are no grades.
(c) According to age.
(d) According to reading ability.

3. What is the name of the passageway where the visitors have their tea on their first day at Walden Two?
(a) Peter's Ladder.
(b) The Upper Room.
(c) Jacob's Ladder.
(d) Moses' Ladder.

4. After their tour of the dairy, when Mrs. Meyerson joins the group, what tradition involving young couples do the visitors observe?
(a) They learn to cook and bake.
(b) They work on their own living quarters.
(c) They attend counseling sessions.
(d) They attend parenting classes.

5. When Roger and Barbara join the others for breakfast, how does Barbara stand out from the visitors?
(a) Barbara does not eat breakfast.
(b) They all serve themselves breakfast, but Roger brings Barbara hers.
(c) Barbara brings Roger his breakfast.
(d) Barbara leaves the group and eats by herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the group observes the child's birthday celebration, how does the author add a human touch to the portrayal of Frazier?

2. Why have Rogers and Jamnik come to visit Burris at the beginning of the novel?

3. What is the role of scientists at Walden Two?

4. How does Walden Two meet its production needs when members work a relatively short work day?

5. What is the impact on Burris when he participates in his chosen form of entertainment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author expand the group that will visit Walden Two?

2. What are the major features of the Walden Two approach to education?

3. As the visit progresses to the next morning, what tensions emerge among the visitors themselves?

4. What are the deficiencies of Walden Two's system of government?

5. According to Frazier, what are the benefits of the system for organizing work?

6. After the visit to the schools, what do the visitors discover about child-bearing practices at Walden Two and the advantages of the approach used?

7. What does the conversation about jealousy give Frazier the opportunity to do, and how do Barbara and Castle respond?

8. As the novel begins, how does Rogers explain to Burris the need that he and Steve are experiencing?

9. What aspects of Walden Two's practices do the visitors observe at dinner?

10. What are some of the feelings about his work that Burris has while being visited by the two men?

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