Flatland Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Flatland Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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. The author notes these individuals have a similar experience in Spaceland that helps explain what things look like in Flatland.

2. What effect did the end of this method have on the classes?

3. What does Hoffman say about the characters of Flatland?

4. Why does the author call the land he writes about Flatland?

5. What does Hoffman say about the fourth dimension?

Short Essay Questions

1. What example does A. Square use to show his reasoning behind the need for regularity of shape?

2. What is the author's primary defense against the idea that those in Flatland should recognize thickness, and infer a dimension?

3. Explain the use of color in the military of Flatland.

4. What happened when the Circles regained power following defeat of the color bill? Please be specific.

5. Summarize A. Square's example of how to imagine how inhabitants of Flatland see one another.

6. In Chapter 5, A. Square explains how the Law of Nature provides an alphabet of angles through the birth of irregular angles and shapes. Explain what is done with irregular specimens in Flatland. Be sure to include small angle shapes in your discussion.

7. What happens to irregular figures? Be sure to discuss all irregulars, including those with highly irregular figures.

8. What appears to be the reasoning behind the need for the preface of this novel?

9. Summarize A. Square's explanation of Flatland.

10. What caused women to turn against the color bill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 9, Abbott discusses the role of women in the near-passage of the Universal Color Bill. Discuss why women wanted the bill to pass, and why they would stand to benefit. Think of an event in history that women helped to shape, and compare the gains of the women in Flatland to the women in your example. Do the women stand to gain in the same ways? Do they differ? How?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, the idea of individuals using drastic measures to overcome their position in life is presented. Give at least two examples of this in the novel, and discuss in depth the process these individuals endure. Do you think such drastic measures are used in today's society? Do you believe such measures are justified?

Essay Topic 3

List and describe the three dimensions discussed in the novel. Be sure to include as many details about each as possible.

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