WorksheetsThe Happiness Machine
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Leo Auffmann builds the happiness machine:
out of old auto parts
in the garage
in the living room
The machine reflects:
delightful images
the real world
nightmares
Lena Auffmann criticizes Leo for:
neglecting his family and health
not showing her the machine sooner
forbidding Saul to play with his machine
When Lena Auffmann sorts through the books, dishes, and clothes, she apparently intends to:
make a shopping list
divide the community property and divorce Leo
sell the house
Lena objects to the machine because she thinks it is:
cumbersome
distracting
the saddest thing in the world
In the story, Leo seems to be
jealous
idealistic about what happiness is
disinterested in life
The curtain that blows out of Saul's window reminds Leo for a moment of:
a boy's soul
a kite
a handkerchief
While she is in the Happiness Machine, Lena Auffmann sees all of the following EXCEPT:
the Pyramids
London
San Francisco
When the Machine catches fire, Lena delays sending for:
Saul
Leo
the fire department
According to Leo, the real happiness machine is:
going to be built in the next century
gone forever
the family with all its little parts
