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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. Later in the discussion about failed communal societies, how does Frazier explain their failure?

2. What is the occupation of the housewife?

3. How does Frazier explain the low incidence of adultery at Walden Two?

4. As Burris returns to his room and meets a housewife nearby, what does he find out from her about Frazier?

5. What is ironic about Frazier's stated opposition to political action?

Short Essay Questions

1. While on the roof, how does Frazier counter Castle's claim that life at Walden Two offers no challenge and lacks moral law?

2. What is Frazier's vision for Walden Two?

3. How does Castle seek to prove his point about personal freedom, and with what result?

4. When Burris and Frazier are alone after rain destroys the group's plan of an afternoon walk, of what does Burris accuse Frazier, and why?

5. Why are Steve and Mary attracted to joining Walden Two?

6. After they have heard about education and child-rearing, what views about family life does Frazier share with the visitors?

7. In discussing failed communal societies, what comparisons does Frazier make between them and Walden Two?

8. When Frazier, Burris, and Castle take a walk outside and see a group arriving, what information is given about the growth of the community?

9. What do the motives of Steve and Barbara suggest about the type of persons that Walden Two might attract?

10. How does Frazier justify the emphasis on control at Walden Two?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Walden Two is more a debate on ideologies than it is a novel; therefore the author pays no attention to plot, character and themes. Making reference to specific evidence from the novel, discuss this view.

Essay Topic 2

An overriding fact about Walden Two is that its members are a self-selected group because they have all chosen to be there. How does this limit the idea of replicating the principles and practices of the community in the wider society?

Essay Topic 3

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

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