View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what times are the citizens of the One State allowed personal time?

2. What does I-330 wear when she is at the Ancient House with D-503?

3. What kinds of courses must D-503 attend in the auditorium?

4. According to the narrator, what two concepts does the One State conquer?

5. What does D-503 say about his first ride in the hidden elevator?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does D-503 feel about being followed by S?

3. What is the Ancient House?

4. What does D-503 realize that his writings for the Integral have become?

5. What is the nature of D-503's illness, according to the doctor at the Medical Office?

6. How does the narrator describe the character known as O-90?

7. What is the Green Wall?

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

9. Why is the Integral being built?

10. How does the narrator describe the men working on the construction of the Integral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what I-330 means when she talks about entropy. Where else is entropy hinted at in the story? Is it a recurring theme?

Essay Topic 2

Explain, argue, or defend the notion that "We" is a dystopian novel or a work of science fiction. Can it be both? What elements clearly place it in either category (or both)? Is it just a far-fetched story, or is there an underlying lesson?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the primary differences between "We" and "They" in the story? Which is stronger within the story? Answer the narrator's question "Who are they?"

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 559 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample