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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 are the people beyond the Wall wearing?

2. D-503 compares his desire for I-330 to a longing for ______.

3. Where does U- work?

4. What is the word inscribed on the rock beyond the Wall?

5. How many people die when the Integral's engines are first fired?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does D-503 see in the streets the day after the Unanimity ceremony?

3. What new operation does D-503 learn about in the newspaper?

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

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

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

7. Who are the naked, hairy people beyond the Wall?

8. How does D-503 describe U-?

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

10. The day after the ceremony on the Day of Unanimity, what do the papers report?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the characters in "We" stereotypes of certain professions or literary archetypes? Do any characters break through stereotypes? Analyze 2-3 characters.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Benefactor as a God-like character. Who perceives him this way? What evidence of exaltation do we see in the text and the plot? Does he have a God complex about himself?

Essay Topic 3

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

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