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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does George briefly think should have no handicaps?
(a) Beauticians.
(b) Ballerinas.
(c) Butlers.
(d) Bergerons.

2. What does George say is a danger from the past?
(a) Race cars.
(b) Elephants.
(c) Competition.
(d) Snakes.

3. What does Hazel say she will allow George to be for a while?
(a) Boss.
(b) Unequal.
(c) Breadwinner.
(d) Servant.

4. What does Hazel think George has been feeling?
(a) Tired.
(b) Superior.
(c) Regretful.
(d) Hyper.

5. What does consternation mean?
(a) Sweat.
(b) Dismay.
(c) Allegiance.
(d) Trouble.

6. What are the ballerinas loaded down with?
(a) Heavy clothes.
(b) Children.
(c) Harnesses.
(d) Weights.

7. In which year is the story set?
(a) 3080.
(b) 1820.
(c) 280.
(d) 2081.

8. Who kills the Emperor and Empress?
(a) Head ballerina.
(b) Handicapper General.
(c) The King.
(d) Lead musician.

9. In which year was the short story written?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1971.

10. What is George's intelligence level?
(a) Way above normal.
(b) Fairly odd.
(c) Below normal.
(d) Extremely low.

11. What does it mean to hobble someone?
(a) Empower.
(b) Neglect duties.
(c) Suffocate.
(d) Limit or control freedom.

12. Why does the television announcer have trouble reading aloud?
(a) Illiterate.
(b) Speech impediment.
(c) Laughing too hard.
(d) Too emotional.

13. What does Harrison remove from the ballerina?
(a) Mouth guard.
(b) Wig.
(c) Slippers.
(d) Handicaps.

14. What does Diana Moon Glampers force the musicians to do?
(a) Sacrifice themselves.
(b) Play a death march.
(c) Leave the studio.
(d) Put their handicaps back on.

15. Which is a synonym for wince?
(a) Grimace.
(b) Shrink.
(c) Proclaim.
(d) Exclaim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a gait?

2. What is George's radio tuned to?

3. What are Harrison's steps compared to?

4. How much birdshot is padlocked around George's neck?

5. Who invents handicaps?

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