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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 part of the debate when they speak about democracy, what weaknesses of this system does Frazier point out?
3. What new kind of control does Frazier add to the Sunday evening debate about behavior control?
4. After his heavy work stacking wood, when Burris talks with Frazier at dinner about communal societies that have failed, what is Frazier's first response?
5. How is the Code sustained at Walden Two?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What do the motives of Steve and Barbara suggest about the type of persons that Walden Two might attract?
3. How do the views of Castle and Frazier about freedom conflict?
4. How does Castle seek to prove his point about personal freedom, and with what result?
5. Although Frazier disagrees, does Castle imply that there is indoctrination of young people at Walden Two?
6. How does Walden Two relate to government in the wider society, and what has the method accomplished?
7. According to Frazier's explanation on the roof, what is the "Good Life"?
8. After hearing extensive reports from Frazier about the members of Walden Two, what does Burris decide to do?
9. When the group sits down to lunch and Castle questions Frazier about government and politics, how does Frazier respond?
10. How does Frazier justify the emphasis on control at Walden Two?
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
The novel takes place almost exclusively in one setting - the confines of Walden Two. What are the limitations caused by this single setting, and what techniques does the writer use to overcome such limitations?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the view that Walden Two is a vehicle through which Skinner destroys rather than vindicates the validity of alternative or Utopian communities.
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