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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. In response to Frazier's assertions about keeping young people at Walden Two, Castle indirectly suggests that the practice is like indoctrination. What is the literary device used by the author in Castle's response?

2. As Burris investigates the happiness of Walden Two members, what complaint does he overhear?

3. To what does Frazier relate his theory of behavior?

4. How does Frazier suggest that the growth of Walden Two will affect farmers in the future?

5. In the argument that takes place when the rain causes Burris, Castle, and Frazier to have an extended discussion, what is the major purpose served by Frazier's arguments?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the motives of Steve and Barbara suggest about the type of persons that Walden Two might attract?

2. What is Frazier's vision for Walden Two?

3. Why are Steve and Mary attracted to joining Walden Two?

4. Although Frazier disagrees, does Castle imply that there is indoctrination of young people at Walden Two?

5. What is Frazier's response when Castle questions his belief in democracy?

6. How does Walden Two relate to government in the wider society, and what has the method accomplished?

7. What conflicting views about life at Walden Two surface for Rogers and Barbara after they have been exposed to some of the practices like education and family life?

8. When Castle and Frazier agree that force or threat of force can control behavior, what additions does Frazier make to the discussion?

9. When Frazier, Burris, and Castle take a walk outside and see a group arriving, what information is given about the growth of the community?

10. How do the views of Castle and Frazier about freedom conflict?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An overriding fact about Walden Two is that its members are a self-selected group because they have all chosen to be there. How does this limit the idea of replicating the principles and practices of the community in the wider society?

Essay Topic 2

Walden Two was first published in 1948 and revised for a 1967 publication. What is the relevance of the ideas and theories espoused in the novel, relevant to modern life?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the evolution of the adversarial relationship between Castle and Frazier, and comment on the role played by this relationship in the novel.

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