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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. What emotion does D-503 experience for the first time when he visits I-330 in her room and she mentions S-4711?

2. Who writes D-503 a letter that prompts U- to pity D-503?

3. Who is offended at the suggestion that he has an imagination?

4. What does D-503 think of S-4711 as, and what does he say that he will start calling him?

5. To what does D-503 refer as an error by God?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are members of the One State identified?

2. When, according to D-503, does man cease to be a savage?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the Green Wall?

9. How does the narrator describe the character called I-330?

10. What is significant about D-503's visit with I-330 on the street corner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way is the society presented in "We" a primitive one? How is it a civilized one? Can it be both?

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

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

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