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

2. What further clarification does Frazier give to the group about the new kind of behavioral control?

3. As the debate continues, how do Castle and Frazier differ in their views of democracy?

4. According to Frazier's explanation, what effect has Walden Two's involvement in politics achieved?

5. What does Burris find when he goes off by himself to investigate whether Walden Two members are happy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the essence of the conflict between Castle and Frazier about democracy?

2. How do the views of Castle and Frazier about freedom conflict?

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

4. What is Frazier's response when Castle questions his belief in democracy?

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

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

7. How does Walden Two relate to government in the wider society, and what has the method accomplished?

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

9. After hearing extensive reports from Frazier about the members of Walden Two, what does Burris decide to do?

10. Why is Frazier's response to Castle's question about government and politics ironic?

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

The main purpose of Walden Two is the expression of the author's scientific theories about the science of behavior and how it should be used to manage societies. To what extent is this purpose accomplished?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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