Harrison Bergeron- Dr. Perez

The H-G men were vigilant when enforcing the laws. Define vigilant.

• alert, watchful

• confused

• committed

• connected

People who were above average were assigned handicaps. Define handicap.

• without help

• crutches

• disadvantage

• wheelchair

Harrison Bergeron was abnormally big, what does abnormal mean?

• 7 feet tall

• ugly

• strange

• loner

The announcer had a speech impediment, define impediment.

• no opportunity

• no voice

• hindrance, obstruction

• spoke too fast

Harrison wore 300 lbs of handicaps to hinder his abilities. What does hinder mean?

• to hurt him

• to help him

• to confuse him

• to delay him

"Harrison and his Empress merely listened to the music for a while-listened gravely, as though synchronizing their heartbeats with it." Define synchronizing

• They died

• They kissed the ceiling

• To operate at the same rate

• They danced

"The picture showed the full length of Harrison against a background calibrated in feet and inches." What does calibrated mean?

• spectacles

• military neatness

• he is tall

• marked with a scale

Which is an example of a simile?

• "They kissed it"

• "They leaped like deer on the moon"

• "They shifted their weights to their toes"

• "Not only were the laws of the land abandoned, but the law of gravity and the laws of motion as well."

What type of irony is "Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence"?

• No Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

Define situational irony

• When someone says something but means the opposite.

• The reader or audience knows something the character does not.

• What is expected to happen is the opposite of what occurs.