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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. Later in the discussion about failed communal societies, how does Frazier explain their failure?
2. In the same discussion about family life, what significant difference between traditional marriage and marriage at Walden Two does Frazier explain?
3. According to Frazier, how does Walden Two's second generation of members differ from its first?
4. What is problematic about Rogers' desire to embrace the Walden Two lifestyle?
5. How is the Code sustained at Walden Two?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Castle and Frazier agree that force or threat of force can control behavior, what additions does Frazier make to the discussion?
2. How does Frazier justify the emphasis on control at Walden Two?
3. After hearing extensive reports from Frazier about the members of Walden Two, what does Burris decide to do?
4. Why is Frazier's response to Castle's question about government and politics ironic?
5. When Burris and Frazier are alone after rain destroys the group's plan of an afternoon walk, of what does Burris accuse Frazier, and why?
6. When Frazier, Burris, and Castle take a walk outside and see a group arriving, what information is given about the growth of the community?
7. Although Frazier disagrees, does Castle imply that there is indoctrination of young people at Walden Two?
8. While on the roof, how does Frazier counter Castle's claim that life at Walden Two offers no challenge and lacks moral law?
9. When Burris tries to ask Frazier about communal societies that have failed in the past, how does Frazier respond?
10. How does Castle seek to prove his point about personal freedom, and with what result?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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
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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