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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. On their way to their first activity on the morning after they participate in entertainment, what do the visitors observe?
2. How does Frazier seek to integrate the visitors with the work system at Walden Two?
3. How does Burris respond to the women of Walden Two when he first sees them?
4. Why does the name of Walden Two contain the word Two?
5. Who else is invited to join the three men as they plan their visit to Walden Two?
Short Essay Questions
1. What explanations does Mrs. Nash give the visitors about bringing up babies at Walden Two?
2. What are the deficiencies of Walden Two's system of government?
3. Why does the author expand the group that will visit Walden Two?
4. What is the philosophy of Walden Two about leisure?
5. What aspects of Walden Two's practices do the visitors observe at dinner?
6. As the novel begins, how does Rogers explain to Burris the need that he and Steve are experiencing?
7. What evidence is there at Walden Two regarding Frazier's idea of a flourishing artistic environment?
8. How is work organized at Walden Two?
9. What kind of celebration does the group observe after tea on the first day of the visit?
10. When the visitors observe some children going off on a picnic and raise questions about jealousy, what explanations do they receive?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Walden Two was first published in 1948 and revised for a 1967 publication. What is the relevance of the ideas and theories espoused in the novel, relevant to modern life?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Walden Two's approaches to marriage, child-bearing, child-rearing, and relationships between the sexes.
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