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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 are new leaders and managers chosen at Walden Two?

2. How does the rearing of Walden Two children up to three-years-old compare with that of babies?

3. In the conversation concerning expression of emotions, what criticism does Frazier make of how the wider society socializes children?

4. As the visitors take their first walk around Walden Two, what does Frazier explain to the visitors about the buildings?

5. As far as men and women are concerned, which of the following best sums up the way Frazier describes the allocation of work at Walden Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the visitors observe some children going off on a picnic and raise questions about jealousy, what explanations do they receive?

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

3. What advertising practices does Walden Two observe?

4. Why have Steve and Rogers come to visit Burris?

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

6. Why is Frazier responsive to requests for visits from the "failed" outside world to his new society?

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

8. 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?

9. What evidence is there at Walden Two regarding Frazier's idea of a flourishing artistic environment?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The novel takes place almost exclusively in one setting - the confines of Walden Two. What are the limitations caused by this single setting, and what techniques does the writer use to overcome such limitations?

Essay Topic 3

Walden Two is more a debate on ideologies than it is a novel; therefore the author pays no attention to plot, character and themes. Making reference to specific evidence from the novel, discuss this view.

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