What happens when Lenina tries to sleep with John?

He becomes violent and tries to kill her

How does Linda spend her time once she arrives back in the World State?

She lays in bed and takes a lot of soma

Because of Bernard's newfound fame, Lenina makes the decision to:

Try to get Bernard to pay attention to her instead

What can we infer from the D.H.C.'s reaction to John and Linda?

He is quick to respond to his public disgrace and resigned

Why is Bernard being punished by the D.H.C.?

HE was heard expressing heretical views

How do the guests react when they find out John isn't coming to the party?

They are angry with Bernard for playing a joke

Why is the head nurse shocked that John wants to visit Linda?

Because the hospital doesn't get many visitors

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Brave New World 8-18

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Review for Chapters 8-18 of Brave New World

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1
What happens when Lenina tries to sleep with John?
He accepts her invitation
He becomes violent and tries to kill her
He runs away
He invites Henry to join
2
Who specifically shows up to John's lighthouse?
Mustapha Mond
Lenina
Henry
Helmholtz
3
Why is Helmholtz banished?
He participates in the riot
He tries to murder John
He writes about the weather
He refuses to attend a feely
4
How did John react to his first experience at a feely?
He didn't understand the complicated plot
He thought it was horrible
He paid no attention to the feely and focused on Linda
He like it, but it wasn't as good as Shakespeare
5
Which word is considered obscene in the World State?
Girlfriend
Mother
Boyfriend
Friend
6
What author does John like to read?
Shakespeare
Jane Austin
Ernest Hemmingway
John Milton
7
Where does John choose to live when he is banished?
By a dead tree
In a barn
In a mansion
By a lighthouse
8
What event leads John to kill himself?
The Director embarrassed him
Bernard hurts his feelings
He kills a cat on accident
He participates in an orgy
9
How does the novel end?
Lenina and John get together
John kills himself
Henry kills himself
Lenina gets pregnant
10
What line from Shakespeare does John use to describe the World State
"But love is blind, and lovers cannot see..."
"Oh brave new world..."
"Oh Romeo, my Romeo..."
"To be or not to be..."
11
Who banishes Helmholtz and Bernard?
Lenina
Linda
Mustapha Mond
The Director
12
Children were taken to the hospital so they could:
Learn medical procedures
Learn the necessity of compassion
Be conditioned to withstand pain
Be conditioned to accept death
13
How does Linda spend her time once she arrives back in the World State?
She spends her time with John
She lays in bed and takes a lot of soma
She plays a lot of obstacle golf
She goes sightseeing
14
Because of Bernard's newfound fame, Lenina makes the decision to:
Stay as close to Bernard as she can to get others to notice
Find another man as quickly as possible
Try to get Bernard to pay attention to her instead
Let everyone know what a hypocrite he is
15
What is a soma-holiday?
A drug induced state
An extended vacation to the Savage Reservation
A nice vacation
Thanksgiving
16
What can we infer from the D.H.C.'s reaction to John and Linda?
He is too proud to admit that he was wrong
He is secretly taking care of them
He is quick to respond to his public disgrace and resigned
He is too wily to be tricked by such a trick
17
Why is Bernard being punished by the D.H.C.?
He was found to have had more than one girl in a night
HE was heard expressing heretical views
He brought John back from the Reservation
He was found doing a crossword puzzle
18
How do the guests react when they find out John isn't coming to the party?
They are angry with Bernard for playing a joke
They wait to see how the Arch-Community-Songster's reacts
They don't even notice because they are having a good time
They worry he is ill
19
What is John doing when the reporter records him?
Petting a cat
Having sex with Lenina
Talking to Mustapha Mond
Whipping himself
20
How does John react when Bernard confides in him?
Curious
Sympathetic
Frustrated
Angry
21
Which of the following is not a reason that people are disinterested in Linda?
She is old
She is ugly
She was hatched and could not have quaint ideas
She was never very popular
22
Why is the head nurse shocked that John wants to visit Linda?
Because she is attracted to John
Because the hospital doesn't get many visitors
Becuase Linda is ugly
Because she has never seen a savage before
23
The Savage knows how to read and write because:
His mother taught him
He attended Eton
He went to school on the reservation
He listened to the radio at night
24
How does Helmholtz react to Bernard's newfound popularity?
He is sad
He is angry
He is jealous
He is grateful
25
Who did John try to kill on the Savage Reservation?
The chief
His mother's lover, Pope
His mother
His caretaker, Susan

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