What does Bernard have planned for John?

Use him as a pawn back in London

Which one of these is not a good memory John has of growing up with Linda?

When he was a part of the coming of age ceremony

Which of these is not a bad memory of John's growing up with Linda?

When Linda told him stories about her "Other World"

What do John and Bernard have in common?

They are both lonely because they are different.

Who do you suppose Miranda is and why does John quote her?

A Shakespearen character; he's excited about the new world

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Brave New World Chapters 7-8

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1
Linda smells like
a cheap perfume
food cooking
all the other women at the reservation
alcohol
2
What does Bernard have planned for John?
Take him to London to look at the queen
Use him as a pawn back in London
Take him with him as a science experiment
Set him up with Lenina
3
What is the only book Linda has to teach John how to read?
a book of Shakespeare
a book of nursery rhymes
her work manual
a book of hypnopaedic sayings
4
When John says his father's name was Tomakin, Bernard begins to make a connection to
the Solidarity Service
the World Controller
his friend Helmholtz
the D.H.C.
5
Who is Linda?
a woman Bernard remembers from the past
a companion of John's
John's mother
Lenina's friend back in the Other World
6
Which one of these is not a good memory John has of growing up with Linda?
When she taught him to read
Mitsima teaching him to work with clay
When he was a part of the coming of age ceremony
Her singing to him
7
What has Linda substituted for soma?
LSD
mescal
religion
Prozac
8
The drums in the ceremony remind Lenina of
Solidarity Services
the hypnopaedic sayings.
the rhythm of the machinery in the Decanting Room
Her date with Henry at the night club
9
The first thing Lenina dislikes about the trip to Malpais is
waiting for her soma.
hearing the drums.
seeing the snakes.
walking to it.
10
Which of these is not a bad memory of John's growing up with Linda?
When he tried to stab Pope'
When the boys made fun of Linda
When Linda told him stories about her "Other World"
When the women beat Linda
11
Linda's greatest shame was
giving birth to John.
sleeping with Pope'.
drinking with Pope'.
sleeping a lot of men.
12
Which of these does NOT disgust Lenina?
the drums
the smell of the people
the old man
the women nursing their babies
13
John's strange way of speaking should remind readers of
the Other World language
Native American language
Biblical language
Shakespearean language
14
What does Pope' bring John?
a book of Shakespeare
a knife
a girlfriend
a Bible
15
Bernard and Lenina meet a young man with blond hair and blue eyes whose name is
Thomas
Palowhitiwa
William
John
16
Describing the setting of the Savage Reservation in Ch. 7, Huxley compares the mesa to a ship.
This is irony.
This is personification.
This is a simile.
This is a metaphor.
17
The ropes the men are carrying are actually
ropes for hanging someone.
snakes for dinner.
snakes for dancing.
ropes for acrobatics.
18
What do John and Bernard have in common?
They would both like to live on an island.
They are both adventurous.
They both like to read Shakespeare.
They are both lonely because they are different.
19
What causes Lenina to face the horrors of Malpais unaided?
She has forgotten her soma.
Bernard leaves her alone for a time.
Their guide leaves them.
The dancers take her out to the circle.
20
What is the purpose of the snake ceremony?
To determine the endurance of the young man being whipped
For experimenting with snake venom
For entertainment purposes
For fertility and good crops
21
Who do you suppose Miranda is and why does John quote her?
A famous author; he likes to read her books
A Shakespearen character; he's excited about the new world
A movie star; he's infatuated with her.
His love interest; he admires her.

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