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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. Where do some of the visitors go after Sunday breakfast?

2. Why does Frazier discount the merits of majority vote in the democratic system?

3. During the Sunday evening debate about behavior control, how does Castle try to demonstrate his own freedom?

4. After the dinner at which Burris and Frazier discuss failed communal societies, where do they hear from Frazier about the "Good Life"?

5. How do the child-rearing practices affect the women of Walden Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the group sits down to lunch and Castle questions Frazier about government and politics, how does Frazier respond?

2. According to Frazier's explanation on the roof, what is the "Good Life"?

3. How does Castle seek to prove his point about personal freedom, and with what result?

4. How does Frazier justify the emphasis on control at Walden Two?

5. In discussing failed communal societies, what comparisons does Frazier make between them and Walden Two?

6. How does the conversation that Burris has with a housewife, on his way back to his room from his investigations, confirm his conclusions about Walden Two's members?

7. When Burris tries to ask Frazier about communal societies that have failed in the past, how does Frazier respond?

8. Why is Frazier's response to Castle's question about government and politics ironic?

9. After they have heard about education and child-rearing, what views about family life does Frazier share with the visitors?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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