2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut

How does the story challenge the idea of a utopian society?

• By showing that everyone is happy and content with their lives

• By suggesting that death can be an adventure for volunteers

• By suggesting that old age can be conquered

• By depicting a society where people volunteer to die to control population

What is the significance of the title "2BR02B" in the story?

• It represents the phone number ofthe Federal Bureau of Termination.

• It is a reference to Shakespeare's Hamlet.

• It symbolizes the idea that life and death are tightly controlled by those in power.

• It symbolizes "The Happy Garden of Life"

What is the point of view of this story?

• First person

• Third Person Omniscient

• Limited Ominiscient

• Objective

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What does this quote represent "What man in my shoes wouldn't be happy?" said Wehling. He gestured with his hands to symbolize care-free simplicity. "All I have to do is pick out which one of the triplets is going to live, then deliver my maternal grandfather to the Happy Hooligan, and come back here with a receipt."

• Allusion

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

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Which quote proves the story is Dystopian rather than Utopian?

• "All diseases were conquered. So was old age."

• "All I have to do is pick out which one of the triplets is going to live, then deliver my maternal grandfather to the Happy Hooligan, and come back here with a receipt."

• "Death, barring accidents, was an adventure for volunteers."

• The population of the United States was stabilized at forty-million souls.

What kind of conflict is the painter experiencing?

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Nature

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What figurative language is used in the following quote: "Without population control, human beings would now be packed on this surface of this old planet like drupelets

on a blackberry! Think of it!"

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Personification

• Simile

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"Messy business, Grandpa. Why don't you have a little consideration for the people who have to clean up after you?" Who said this in "2BR02B"?

• Mr Wehling

• Dr. Hitz

• The orderly

• Leora Duncan

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Why was the mural being painted?

• As a memorial to a man who had volunteered to die.

• To depict a very neat garden.

• To show what women and men in White did.

• To show what men and women in purple did.

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Knowing how "2BR02B" ends, and what is happening in the story, why do you think the artist paints such a happy scene?

• He likes nature.

• He's been paid to do so, however, he thinks it's inaccurate.

• He's tired of living so he cheers himself up.

• He misses how things were.