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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does O-90 bring to D-503 from the Botanical Museum?
(a) Lilies of the valley.
(b) Compost.
(c) Roses.
(d) Daisies.

2. What is the name of a "modern" song that the narrator listens to?
(a) "I Need You."
(b) "Unrequited Love."
(c) "Science is Sexy."
(d) "Pythagoras' Trousers."

3. What does the doctor prescribe D-503 for his illness?
(a) Surgery.
(b) Penicillin.
(c) A walk.
(d) Pain medication.

4. What facial feature of R-13's does D-503 describe as "Negroid?"
(a) His nose.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His cheeks.
(d) His lips.

5. What is D-503's illness?
(a) He has the flu.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) He has a soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of names, what are the characters in "We" called by?

2. At what time in the morning do all citizens of the One State rise from bed?

3. What color are the walls of the Ancient House?

4. What is R-13 given the task of turning into a poem?

5. What expression does D-503 keep repeating when he is at the Ancient House with D-503?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does D-503 see his relationships with R-13 and O-90?

2. What is the fate of the criminal whose sentencing the whole One State attends?

3. With what concepts does D-503 associate the square root of -1?

4. What is the significance of pink coupons in the One State?

5. Why does O-90 rush out of D-503's room?

6. What does D-503 think is an error made by God?

7. What criminal activities does I-330 partake in when D-503 visits her room for the first time?

8. What is the narrator's purpose for writing the narrative that makes up "We"?

9. How are members of the One State identified?

10. What secret does D-503 discover about the Ancient House when he visits it alone?

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