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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. When the group's Sunday afternoon walk is canceled due to rain, and Burris finds himself alone with Frazier and Castle, of what does Burris accuse Frazier?

2. As Burris returns to his room and meets a housewife nearby, what does he find out from her about Frazier?

3. In the discussion about Walden Two's future and the possible impact on farmers, what is Frazier's response to Castle's questions about his ideology?

4. How is the Code sustained at Walden Two?

5. What does Burris find when he goes off by himself to investigate whether Walden Two members are happy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. After hearing extensive reports from Frazier about the members of Walden Two, what does Burris decide to do?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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

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