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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. Why is there no advantage in choosing one distribution center over another?

2. What does the new monetary system not encourage?

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

4. Since money is no longer acquired on a personal basis, what is no longer needed?

5. How do Dr. and Mrs. Leete feel about Julian walking the city alone?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the narrator sleep so long and remain alive?

3. What does Dr. Leete say is the problem with the labor system of the previous century?

4. How does Mr. Barton's church work?

5. What is the result of society spending less individually and more as a whole?

6. Why is the narrator's wedding delayed?

7. How does Edith use the music to avoid conversation?

8. The Leetes take Julian to the dining hall. Describe this experience.

9. How are career changes handled in 2000?

10. What is the absurd mistake mentioned in this letter?

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

Explain the merit system used in 2000. How does Dr. Leete say it works to keep workers motivated? How does this system compare to the system used in 1887?

Essay Topic 3

Music plays a significant role in this novel. What is the significance of music in this book? How does the notion of music serve to further differentiate the two societies?

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