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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. As Frazier discusses leisure and boredom, what does he claim about the environment at Walden Two?

2. After dinner, as the visitors settle in the lounge, what does Frazier explain about how members of Walden Two contribute to the community?

3. In the discussion about socializing children to develop ethics, what is the first lesson that Frazier describes?

4. When Mary exhibits a kind of embroidery stitch to some women, they seem grateful but do not communicate this to her. What is the reason for this?

5. How are new leaders and managers chosen at Walden Two?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. After breakfast, what do the visitors observe that involves children and babies?

4. How does Burris convey his interest in the ideas of Steve and Rogers?

5. What is the significance of the sheep that Frazier points out to the group early in their visit?

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. Why have Steve and Rogers come to visit Burris?

8. What is the result of the discussion about Frazier and the action that Burris takes?

9. What kind of celebration does the group observe after tea on the first day of the visit?

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

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

"An attack on traditional society and its cherished institutions". Discuss this assessment of Walden Two.

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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