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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. Who does Harrison invite to be his Empress?

2. What are the ballerinas loaded down with?

3. What does Hazel think the announcer should get for trying?

4. In which month do the H-G men take Harrison?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hazel explain her tears when George returns?

2. What does George say he could think through?

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

4. Why is this short story considered a satire?

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

6. Is Harrison a hero or a threat?

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

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

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

10. Would sports exist in Harrison's world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On Page 768, the Emperor and Empress listen gravely, synchronizing their heartbeats. In what other ways does the author show the couple's instant connection?

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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