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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 kills the Emperor and Empress?

2. What does consternation mean?

3. What color is Harrison's rubber nose?

4. What does George tell Hazel to forget?

5. Who invents handicaps?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are amendments?

2. What does George say he could think through?

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

4. How are Harrison's physical handicaps unique?

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

6. Why is this short story considered a satire?

7. What emotion does Hazel express without understanding why?

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

9. Why does Harrison threaten the musicians?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How is Harrison unlike any other person? What makes him have an individual personality when everyone else blindly follows the government?

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