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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. How does the group of visitors manage the first work assignment of window-cleaning?
2. As the group observes some children leaving for a picnic, what answer does Castle receive when he asks about jealousy among those left behind?
3. As the first discussion between Burris, Rogers, and Jamnik evolves, what does the reader learn about the attitude of the two younger men regarding their lives?
4. What is the name of the passageway where the visitors have their tea on their first day at Walden Two?
5. In the discussion about socializing children to develop ethics, what is the first lesson that Frazier describes?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the author expand the group that will visit Walden Two?
2. What is the result of the discussion about Frazier and the action that Burris takes?
3. How does the author humanize Frazier in the description of the birthday party?
4. What does the conversation about jealousy give Frazier the opportunity to do, and how do Barbara and Castle respond?
5. As the novel begins, how does Rogers explain to Burris the need that he and Steve are experiencing?
6. What are some of the feelings about his work that Burris has while being visited by the two men?
7. What is the narrative perspective of the novel, and why does the author choose it?
8. Summarize the main features of government and administration at Walden Two.
9. What is the philosophy of Walden Two about leisure?
10. After a tour of the dairy, what two traditions of Walden Two do the visitors observe?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Burris, Frazier, and Castle are the major players in the story but there are important minor characters. Discuss the role of any three minor characters in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss in detail, the evolution of Burris' ideas about Frazier and Walden Two. Comment on whether his decision to return to Walden Two is a credible end to the story.
Essay Topic 3
At the end of the novel, the reader is no wiser as to whether Steve will return to Walden Two. Discuss the forces operating in Steve's conflict and discuss whether the author's failure to resolve this conflict is a strength or weakness in the story line.
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