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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the reader know that two dancers have radios?

2. How many times does Diana Moon Glampers fire her gun?

3. What physically weighs Harrison down?

4. What does Hazel imply George should remove?

5. Which word is used to describe Harrison?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harrison look like when he crashes into the studio?

2. What kind of sounds does George hear in his earpiece?

3. Why are George and Hazel unable to think about their son?

4. What are Harrison's handicap motivations?

5. What would happen if people could not ponder important things?

6. Is Harrison a hero or a threat?

7. Why does Harrison threaten the musicians?

8. What is the reader to assume about Harrison's goals?

9. What is the penalty for removing balls of birdshot from a handicap?

10. How does Hazel feel about the sounds George hears?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hazel feel about the sounds George hears? What would she do if she could be Handicapper General? Is Hazel compassionate, jealous, or both?

Essay Topic 2

Is Diana Moon Glampers exempt from handicaps? Would you expect her to have more handicaps than the general public? How would her position and ability to enforce the law be affected?

Essay Topic 3

Is the good of the few worth sacrificing the good of the many? How does Vonnegut answer this question? Is your opinion the same or different?

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