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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 scandalous behavior does John display when his mother dies?

2. Which of the following ideas from Romeo and Juliet did Helmhotz find very obscene?

3. The controller and John debate over whether or not the belief in God is what?

4. What does the music box play to calm the crowd?

5. Which of the following best describes how Mustapha Mond responds to John's request for the inconveniences of life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has the new civilization eliminated, which the controller then indicates requires no need for religion?

2. Describe why Bernard blames John for his feelings.

3. What do the metal knobs on the chairs at the feelies do?

4. Describe the difference between murder and what Bernard has done as described by the director.

5. What happened, as the controller described, on the island of Cypress when it was inhabited with nothing but Alphas?

6. In what ways does the director indicate Bernard has grossly betrayed the trust of the society?

7. What question does Helmholtz wonder how it made people who read Shakespeare's work excited?

8. What does Bernard begin to point out to those that will listen?

9. What does the director say is the greatest offense, which Bernard has committed?

10. Why does Linda call John Pope?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay discussing the use of conditioning in your own life in comparison to how it is used in the novel. Use both personal experiences and specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Describe in detail, with examples from the text, a Solidarity Service.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss in a complete essay, using examples from the text, how the author uses foreshawdowing throughout the novel to develop the plot and content of the story.

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