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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 physical trait of D-503's does I-330 tell him that women used to fall in love with?

2. D-503 claims that happiness must be a "divine _____."

3. When a woman breaks the ranks of the walk to rush toward a prisoner being escorted through the crown, who does D-503 mistake the woman for?

4. Who is with the Guardians that come to inspect D-503's room?

5. What are people talking about instead of the strife in the One State?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when D-503 attempts to start the mutiny on the Integral?

2. Who does D-503 see together at the ceremony that causes him to feel jealous?

3. According to the narrator, what is the only right a citizen has in the One State?

4. What alarming event occurs at the Day of Unanimity ceremony?

5. What does D-503 think that his readers truly believe?

6. What happens during the first firing of the Integral's engines?

7. As a child, why does D-503 get upset on the Day of Unanimity?

8. What does I-330 say about the "last" number?

9. What is D-503 to do at 12:00 sharp on the day that the Integral makes its test flight?

10. What happens as the crowd is trying to escape from the chaos at the ceremony?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the format in which "We" is written enhance the story? Do we learn more about the events and/or characters through the journal format? How?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how the changes in tone affect the different journal entries. Which entries show hope, fear, apprehension, tension, etc.? How can you tell?

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