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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. What literary device is evident in the underlying contradiction between Frazier's comments on power and his own involvement in leading Walden Two?

3. When the visitors have almost completed their window washing, what is the next assignment for Rogers, Steve, and Burris?

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

5. What is the occupation of the housewife?

Short Essay Questions

1. While on the roof, how does Frazier counter Castle's claim that life at Walden Two offers no challenge and lacks moral law?

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

3. What is the essence of the conflict between Castle and Frazier about democracy?

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

5. 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?

6. As he seeks verification of the happiness of Walden Two's members, what groups does Burris encounter and what does he conclude?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the advantages and disadvantages of including Walden Two in a current high school literature syllabus?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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