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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of this short story?
(a) Handicap Nation.
(b) Harrison Bergeron.
(c) The Bergerons.
(d) Handicapper United.

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

3. Which laws are meant to ensure equality?
(a) Acts 1, 2, and 3.
(b) Advantage Destroyers.
(c) Amendments 211, 212, and 213.
(d) Glamper Goals.

4. What is Harrison's mental ability?
(a) Genius.
(b) Sophisticated.
(c) Average.
(d) Below average.

5. What does Harrison say everyone must do?
(a) Obey him.
(b) Pay him.
(c) Pray to him.
(d) Forget him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Harrison approach the ballerina?

2. In which year is the story set?

3. What does Harrison want to do with the ballerina?

4. Who does George briefly think should have no handicaps?

5. What does Hazel think George has been feeling?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does George miss his son's execution?

2. What emotion does Hazel express without understanding why?

3. How does the audience know that the ballerina who speaks is beautiful?

4. How are Harrison's physical handicaps unique?

5. Why is Harrison's police photo displayed in the wrong direction?

6. What happens to George and Hazel's television?

7. What are Harrison's handicap motivations?

8. Why does Harrison threaten the musicians?

9. What does George say he could think through?

10. Why does Diana Moon Glampers silence Harrison?

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