bnw chapter 11-12 sparknotes notes

Question 1

what happened to the director

Answer 1

resigned immediately

Question 2

what does linda do

Answer 2

take soma 24/7

Question 3

how much soma does linda take per day

Answer 3

20 grammes

Question 4

how long is linda given to live

Answer 4

about a month or two

Question 5

who is john’s guardian

Answer 5

bernard

Question 6

bernard becomes an instant

Answer 6

celebrity

Question 7

how do people treat bernard now

Answer 7

nicely, say he’s a good guy

Question 8

what happened between bernard and helmholtz in chapter 11

Answer 8

bernard boasts about all his women. helmholtz is gloomy and says he’s “rather sad”
bernard never talks to Helmholtz again

Question 9

is john impressed by the world state’s inventions

Answer 9

no

Question 10

what does bernard write to mond and what does mond think of it

Answer 10

He writes Mond to tell him that John finds “civilized infantility” too easy. Bernard says he agrees with John’s verdict. Mond, reading the heretical letter, thinks he might have to teach Bernard a lesson.

Question 11

how does john react to seeing the identical (bokanovskified) workers

Answer 11

pukes

Question 12

what is the daily ration of soma

Answer 12

2 grams

Question 13

does lenina like john

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

does lenina think john likes her in chapter 11

Answer 14

yes, but wont show it even though he stares at her

Question 15

what do lenina and john watch

Answer 15

Three weeks in a helicopter

Question 16

what happens to john and lenina at the end of chapter 11

Answer 16

john goes home and reads othello. Lenina cried and takes soma to deal with it

Question 17

who does John compare othello to

Answer 17

the black man from the play

Question 18

what does john refuse to do in chapter 12

Answer 18

leave his room

Question 19

what is the language of the indians

Answer 19

zuni

Question 20

what happens to bernard’s guests

Answer 20

get disappointed. talk trash about bernard, then leave

Question 21

what happens to bernard after his guests leave

Answer 21

his fame is over and he’s back to his old self

Question 22

what does lenina think is the reason that john won’t leave his room

Answer 22

that he doesn’t want to see her so he doesn’t like her

Question 23

what does john say to bernard

Answer 23

that he liked his old self better and is glad that he’s back

Question 24

how does bernard rekindle with helmholtz

Answer 24

bernard apologizes and the two are friends again

Question 25

what trouble has helmholtz gotten into

Answer 25

while lecturing, he read to his students a rhyme that he created. This caused the students to report him and now he’s been threatened to be fired and is now a marked man.

Question 26

helmholtz and john bond over

Answer 26

shakespeare

Question 27

why does helmholtz laugh during romeo and juliet

Answer 27

the words mother and father.

the parents are forcing the daughter to marry someone she doesn’t want to and she is already seeing someone else.