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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. How old is the narrator?

2. Who don't people choose to go to school to avoid work?

3. What does the new monetary system not encourage?

4. What does Edith mean when she says she will show Julian some of his old friends?

5. When selecting a trade, who is preference given to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Julian nervous about going to sleep again?

2. How does the labor system work in 2000?

3. Why does Julian have to stop a number of times in the Boston of 1887 to pull himself together?

4. What are the wealthy's various views of the poor?

5. What does the author state this novel is composed of?

6. Why are savings no longer necessary?

7. What does Dr. Leete suggest would happen if people from the 19th century had leisure time?

8. How does Julian describe Sundays in 1887?

9. What do Edith and Julian do on the morning that begins Chapter 20?

10. How does Dr. Leete explain the difference in relationships between 1887 and 2000?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Society in 1887 was clearly a capitalist society. What type of society was 2000? Provide examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Edith presents a double mystery to Julian. Explore this mystery. What or who does it involve? What are the two side of the mystery? Is the use of this mystery a literary device? if so what kind?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the notion of corruption mentioned several time in this book. What factors of society are no longer corrupt, according to Dr. Leete? Is Dr. Leete's claim of no corruption in 200 believable? Why or why not?

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