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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. How long does a citizen have to report a crime to the Guardians?

2. What is D-503's illness?

3. According to what D-503 tells O-90 when discussing a gift that she has given him, what concept can be either good or bad?

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

5. Which of these things is not present in D-503's dreams when he has them for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Ancient House?

2. Why is the Integral being built?

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

4. What is the Gas Bell?

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

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

7. What is the Green Wall?

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

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

10. What does the narrator mean when he refers to his "shaggy self?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the presence of two distinct "selves" within the narrator. What circumstances contribute to this division? What conflicting traits exist in him?

Essay Topic 2

What is happiness, according to different characters? How is it related to desire, freedom, etc.? Discuss in detail how each character attempts to obtain and/or explain happiness.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss plot vs. narrative in the novel. How do we learn more about the themes, symbols, etc. of the story? Through action? From the narrator's assessment of action?

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