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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. Before leaving D-503's room after telling him that she was testing his duty to her, what does I-330 ask about?

2. How long do the lectures of the One State last?

3. What is visible from aboard the Integral as it hangs in the sky?

4. What does D-503 do to R-13 when he sees him carrying an injured I-330?

5. Where does U- work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the walk that D-503 relates to the time a meteorite fell into the marching rows of people?

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

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

4. What does U- do that causes D-503 to resent her?

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

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

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

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

9. Who are the people advertised as "the first?"

10. Why does work stop one day shortly after the Unanimity celebration?

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

Discuss math as an underlying theme in the novel. What elements are geometric? What role does algebra play (i.e., what formulas/equations are presented?). How is problem-solution methodology applied?

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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