Walden Two Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

B. F. Skinner
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Walden Two Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

B. F. Skinner
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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 does Mrs. Meyerson contribute to the community's cultural activities?

2. Why does the author expand the visiting group to include these members?

3. What is the significance of the name of the passageway where the visitors first have tea?

4. What is the impact on Burris when he participates in his chosen form of entertainment?

5. In the discussion about socializing children to develop ethics, what is the first lesson that Frazier describes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What evidence is there at Walden Two regarding Frazier's idea of a flourishing artistic environment?

2. Why does the author expand the group that will visit Walden Two?

3. What kind of celebration does the group observe after tea on the first day of the visit?

4. When the visitors observe some children going off on a picnic and raise questions about jealousy, what explanations do they receive?

5. What is the narrative perspective of the novel, and why does the author choose it?

6. What are the major features of the Walden Two approach to education?

7. Are there any disadvantages to eliminating harmful emotions?

8. What three examples does Frazier give of methods used to teach children ethical behavior?

9. What explanations does Mrs. Nash give the visitors about bringing up babies at Walden Two?

10. As the novel begins, how does Rogers explain to Burris the need that he and Steve are experiencing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the novel, the reader is no wiser as to whether Steve will return to Walden Two. Discuss the forces operating in Steve's conflict and discuss whether the author's failure to resolve this conflict is a strength or weakness in the story line.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the evolution of the adversarial relationship between Castle and Frazier, and comment on the role played by this relationship in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

What are the advantages and disadvantages of including Walden Two in a current high school literature syllabus?

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