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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. Who does the narrator describe as "pink?"

2. Why do the doctors not operate on D-503's illness?

3. What is the name of the narrator's poet friend?

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

5. Where is the celebration of Justice to be held?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are members of the One State identified?

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

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

4. What is the Green Wall?

5. What does D-503 consider it his duty to do in writing "We"?

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

7. What is the Ancient House?

8. How does D-503 claim to feel about I-330 during their initial encounters?

9. What task has R-13 been given for the sentencing of the criminal?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss clarity and irrationality as conflicting themes in the novel. What are some symbols of these concepts? How are they manifested in D-503?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how all the characters in "We" are connected. Who is connected by choice? By duty? By passion? Who feels obligated to protect whom?

Essay Topic 3

In what way does D-503's interpretation of events and concepts seem skewed? What can be attributed to conditioning by the State, and what is all in his mind?

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