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EXAM 250 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
In what is Equality writing? (i.e., what format is he writing?) - ANSWER: Diary, first
person; stolen paper
Describe Equality's physical appearance. - ANSWER: 6 feet tall
What is Equality's curse? - ANSWER: Being 6 feet tall because they are too tall and
stand out
Compare the Home of the Infants, the Home of the Students, and the Home of the
Street Sweepers. - ANSWER: Home of the Infants- where they lived until they were 5,
children born in the same year, everything was clean and white, everyone was
similar. Home of the students- ten years of learning; Home of the Sweet Sweepers-
where all of the sweep sweepers live. All very routine
Why was Equality pleased with his Life Mandate? - ANSWER: Equality was guilty but
now he had a way to atone for it by living in equality with his fellow brothers
Describe a typical day in Equality's life. - ANSWER: Wake up, eat breakfast, clean the
streets, eat lunch, clean the streets, eat dinner, then go to one of the halls for the
Social meeting
What is ironic about the Social Meeting? - ANSWER: They stay in their "groups" and
don't socialize with brothers of other trades, they are spoken to, they aren't social
Why are friends forbidden? - ANSWER: One should not love one brother more than
another
What is Equality's crime? - ANSWER: Shows preference over other people but his
name is equality so it's ironic; he has his own thoughts
Why does Equality feel no shame in committing his crime? - ANSWER: He doesn't
feel like he is doing anything wrong; has little emotion in the beginning of the book,
should not feel anything- shame is a feeling
Describe the government and institutions where Equality lives. - ANSWER:
Collectivism; individuality is nonexistent. Everything is a routine
What does Equality mean when he says, "They"? - ANSWER: Liberty
, Who is Liberty and what does she do? - ANSWER: A girl that Equality took notice of;
She works the soil and lives in the Home of the Peasants beyond the city
What is a Transgression of Preference? How did Equality commit such a
transgression or transgressions? - ANSWER: A sin or error in showing preference to
someone. Preferred Liberty and went over and talked to her, he realizes the
transgression and knows that he is different. Also when he wanted to be accepted
into the home of the scholars
What is the Time of Mating? Why does Equality think being sent to the Palace of
Mating as being a "shameful matter"? - ANSWER: The time each spring when all the
men, older than 20, and women, older than 18, are sent for one night to the City
Palace of Mating. The girls mature earlier. Parents and children never see each
other. You don't know the person. He's uncomfortable
How are children raised in Equality's society? - ANSWER: In the Home of the Infants
and the Home of the Students
Why doesn't Liberty want Equality to be one of her brothers? - ANSWER: She is
attracted to him
Why does Equality care about Liberty's age? - ANSWER: Since she is 17, he does not
want her to be sent to the Palace of Mating next year
What is wrong with Equality's brothers? - ANSWER: They are in fear, have
nightmares. Their nightmares are normal to us but different to equality
Why is Equality afraid of the Uncharted Forest? - ANSWER: People who enter are
perish from hunger and from the claws of the wild beast which roam the forest
What are the Unmentionable Times? - ANSWER: People fought the Evil Ones and the
Evil Ones were conquered. Then great fires burned the evil ones and the things made
by the evil ones. And the fire was called The Dawn of the Great Rebirth
What is the punishment for speaking the Unspeakable Word? - ANSWER: Put to
death
What has Equality discovered and what has he learned from it? - ANSWER:
Electricity; causes the needle on the compass move, causes electricity, metal draws
the power of the sky
Why does Equality think that the Council of Scholars is blind? - ANSWER: He has
more knowledge than the Council of Scholars, much more to learn, stuff the council
does not understand does not matter, they don't take risks, narrow-minded, don't
accept change,
EXAM 250 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
In what is Equality writing? (i.e., what format is he writing?) - ANSWER: Diary, first
person; stolen paper
Describe Equality's physical appearance. - ANSWER: 6 feet tall
What is Equality's curse? - ANSWER: Being 6 feet tall because they are too tall and
stand out
Compare the Home of the Infants, the Home of the Students, and the Home of the
Street Sweepers. - ANSWER: Home of the Infants- where they lived until they were 5,
children born in the same year, everything was clean and white, everyone was
similar. Home of the students- ten years of learning; Home of the Sweet Sweepers-
where all of the sweep sweepers live. All very routine
Why was Equality pleased with his Life Mandate? - ANSWER: Equality was guilty but
now he had a way to atone for it by living in equality with his fellow brothers
Describe a typical day in Equality's life. - ANSWER: Wake up, eat breakfast, clean the
streets, eat lunch, clean the streets, eat dinner, then go to one of the halls for the
Social meeting
What is ironic about the Social Meeting? - ANSWER: They stay in their "groups" and
don't socialize with brothers of other trades, they are spoken to, they aren't social
Why are friends forbidden? - ANSWER: One should not love one brother more than
another
What is Equality's crime? - ANSWER: Shows preference over other people but his
name is equality so it's ironic; he has his own thoughts
Why does Equality feel no shame in committing his crime? - ANSWER: He doesn't
feel like he is doing anything wrong; has little emotion in the beginning of the book,
should not feel anything- shame is a feeling
Describe the government and institutions where Equality lives. - ANSWER:
Collectivism; individuality is nonexistent. Everything is a routine
What does Equality mean when he says, "They"? - ANSWER: Liberty
, Who is Liberty and what does she do? - ANSWER: A girl that Equality took notice of;
She works the soil and lives in the Home of the Peasants beyond the city
What is a Transgression of Preference? How did Equality commit such a
transgression or transgressions? - ANSWER: A sin or error in showing preference to
someone. Preferred Liberty and went over and talked to her, he realizes the
transgression and knows that he is different. Also when he wanted to be accepted
into the home of the scholars
What is the Time of Mating? Why does Equality think being sent to the Palace of
Mating as being a "shameful matter"? - ANSWER: The time each spring when all the
men, older than 20, and women, older than 18, are sent for one night to the City
Palace of Mating. The girls mature earlier. Parents and children never see each
other. You don't know the person. He's uncomfortable
How are children raised in Equality's society? - ANSWER: In the Home of the Infants
and the Home of the Students
Why doesn't Liberty want Equality to be one of her brothers? - ANSWER: She is
attracted to him
Why does Equality care about Liberty's age? - ANSWER: Since she is 17, he does not
want her to be sent to the Palace of Mating next year
What is wrong with Equality's brothers? - ANSWER: They are in fear, have
nightmares. Their nightmares are normal to us but different to equality
Why is Equality afraid of the Uncharted Forest? - ANSWER: People who enter are
perish from hunger and from the claws of the wild beast which roam the forest
What are the Unmentionable Times? - ANSWER: People fought the Evil Ones and the
Evil Ones were conquered. Then great fires burned the evil ones and the things made
by the evil ones. And the fire was called The Dawn of the Great Rebirth
What is the punishment for speaking the Unspeakable Word? - ANSWER: Put to
death
What has Equality discovered and what has he learned from it? - ANSWER:
Electricity; causes the needle on the compass move, causes electricity, metal draws
the power of the sky
Why does Equality think that the Council of Scholars is blind? - ANSWER: He has
more knowledge than the Council of Scholars, much more to learn, stuff the council
does not understand does not matter, they don't take risks, narrow-minded, don't
accept change,
