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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. Which of the following is a major instrument of social stability according to the director?

2. When John was fifteen what skill was taught to him?

3. Whom does Bernard go to pick up?

4. What statement did children begin getting at age five according to Bernard?

5. At what age do the citizens of the civilization reach their end?

Short Essay Questions

1. What statement in chapter four does Lenina make which is an unconscious echo of one of the many hypnopaedic lessons?

2. What adjectives did John use to identify with Pope?

3. What does the Director say the babies will develop as related to flowers and books?

4. What questions are difficult for Linda to answer when John has asked them?

5. What does Bernard say after he refuses the soma raspberry sundae Lenina offers him?

6. Describe the game of Centrifugal Bumble-puppy.

7. Why would the D.H.C. be furious with Lenina according to Fanny?

8. In what ways are an egg's normal growth checked?

9. Why does Mustapha Monda agree to Bernard's plan?

10. What is the aim of mass production as described in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing the Solidarity Service to a religious service. Use examples from the text and your own personal experience.

Essay Topic 2

Describe, using specific examples from the novel, how the character of Bernard could be described accurately as a coward.

Essay Topic 3

After his mother dies, John feels unwanted and alone. Write an essay explaining how and why John feels this way. Use information and specific details from the text to support your answer.

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