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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. What is D-503's illness?

2. What does the doctor prescribe D-503 for his illness?

3. How long does a citizen have to report a crime to the Guardians?

4. What concept, according to D-503, has a direct correlation with crime?

5. How many identities does D-503 "see" in himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What criminal activities does I-330 partake in when D-503 visits her room for the first time?

2. How does the narrator describe the character known as O-90?

3. Why is the Integral being built?

4. How does D-503 feel about being followed by S?

5. What is the Green Wall?

6. What is the significance of pink coupons in the One State?

7. What is written in the first letter that D-503 receives?

8. What does D-503 consider it his duty to do in writing "We"?

9. How does the narrator describe the character called I-330?

10. When, according to D-503, does man cease to be a savage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Benefactor as a God-like character. Who perceives him this way? What evidence of exaltation do we see in the text and the plot? Does he have a God complex about himself?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of duty in the story. What are the character's perceived duties? What about punishment as their only right?

Essay Topic 3

Explain, argue, or defend the notion that "We" is a dystopian novel or a work of science fiction. Can it be both? What elements clearly place it in either category (or both)? Is it just a far-fetched story, or is there an underlying lesson?

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