Brave New World Test

AP Literature & Composition

Why does Linda call the DHC Director Tomkin?

She knew him as Tomakin when they were on the reservation

What is the Cyprus project?

populating the island of Cyprus with all Alpha people, the society failed miserably, ending in civil war and them begging for the World State to take control (alphas cannot have their own society)

Where does John go at the end of the book?

A lighthouse

Who is driving the helicopter?

Henry Foster

How does John kill himself?

hanging

Who is the important person at the banquet?

The Arch-Community-Songster

Who does John befriend?

Helmholtz Watson

What does Mond think of Bernard?

presumptuous upstart/with disdain

What does Bernard become when he returns with John and Linda?

a celebrity

Mond says what in regards to instability?

tragedies cannot exist without social instability

What are Linda’s last memories

Pope

What are Linda’s last moments like?

Doped up on soma, gasping for breath, being shook by John

What is the feely Lenina and John go to?

Three Weeks in a Helicopter

Mond surprises John with what?

religious and philosophical texts

Helmholtz is sent where?

Falkland Islands

Why is the DHC removed from his position?

none of these options (he resigned due to the scandal)

Why does he kill himself?

all of these options

Why does John become distressed in the hospital?

the swarm of 8 year old twins (Linda is also dying)

What does John do in the hospital?

throws out the Delta Soma rations

What happens to Bernard at the prospect of exile?

he becomes agitated and has to be soma vaporized

What is the total invasion of John’s privacy?

a feely is made from him whipping himself and beating others

How does John respond to Lenina’s advances?

he calls her a whore and hits her

Why does scientific advancement take the back burner?

the Nine Years War, it encourages the exploration of knowledge which can lead to free thinking and therefore instability

What did Mond study before?

Pure science

Who comes to Johns ais___? Who hesitated____?

Helmholtz - Bernard