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Harrison Bergeron- Dr. Perez

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

alert, watchful

b)

confused

c)

committed

d)

connected

2.

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

a)

without help

b)

crutches

c)

disadvantage

d)

wheelchair

3.

Harrison Bergeron was abnormally big, what does abnormal mean?

a)

7 feet tall

b)

ugly

c)

strange

d)

loner

4.

The announcer had a speech impediment, define impediment.

a)

no opportunity

b)

no voice

c)

hindrance, obstruction

d)

spoke too fast

5.

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

a)

to hurt him

b)

to help him

c)

to confuse him

d)

to delay him

6.

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

a)

They died

b)

They kissed the ceiling

c)

To operate at the same rate

d)

They danced

7.

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

a)

spectacles

b)

military neatness

c)

he is tall

d)

marked with a scale

8.

Which is an example of a simile?

a)

"They kissed it"

b)

"They leaped like deer on the moon"

c)

"They shifted their weights to their toes"

d)

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

9.

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

a)

No Irony

b)

Verbal Irony

c)

Situational Irony

d)

Dramatic Irony

10.

Define situational irony

a)

When someone says something but means the opposite.

b)

The reader or audience knows something the character does not.

c)

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