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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. What is done to Harrison's eyebrows?

2. What mental affect do the earpiece sounds have on George?

3. What does George call the time before handicaps?

4. What is a gait?

5. What is Harrison holding in his hand when he enters the studio?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is this short story considered a satire?

3. How are Harrison's physical handicaps unique?

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

5. What is humorous about Hazel repeating her doozy remark at the end of the story?

6. What does Harrison outgrow?

7. What emotion does Hazel express without understanding why?

8. Why does Hazel not tell George about the murder?

9. Would sports exist in Harrison's world?

10. What does Harrison promise the musicians if they play well?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does our current government have too much control over its citizens? If the scenario in this story existed, do you think individuals would rise up in protest? Could there be a middle ground of compromise?

Essay Topic 2

On page 764, Hazel says that if anyone should know what normal is, it is her. What is normal about Hazel? Why does she not wear handicaps? How does the narrator view Hazel?

Essay Topic 3

Write a constitutional amendment outlining the need to reserve handicaps for individuals until they reach a certain age. You can choose the age, but make sure to include specific developmental reasoning.

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