In the opening, constitutional amendments and the Handicapper General make citizens "equal every which way." What does this exaggeration criticize?

Ballerinas wear weights and masks so no viewer feels inferior. What is exaggerated, and why?

A ballerina apologizes for an "unfair voice" and then reads in a "grackle squawk." What idea is Vonnegut exaggerating?

George says removing one lead ball from his handicap bag would bring prison and a large fine. What does this detail exaggerate?

Harrison wears so many handicaps that he looks like a "walking junkyard" and carries "three hundred pounds." What is the point of this exaggeration?

The news calls fourteen-year-old Harrison dangerous and warns people not to reason with him. What criticism does that exaggerated warning make?

Citizens are made equal by handicaps, and George’s first doubts about dancers vanish when his radio blasts his mind. Which theme statement fits these details?

Hazel suggests George lighten his painful bag at home, but George fears society would collapse if people broke the law. Which theme statement fits?

Harrison tears off handicaps and frees others, but he also shouts, "I am the Emperor!" Which theme statement best fits that contrast?

Hazel sees a terrible event on television, cries, and quickly cannot remember why. Which theme statement fits this ending detail?

The announcer cannot deliver a bulletin, Hazel praises him for trying, and a gifted ballerina must make her voice ugly. Which theme statement fits?

The narrator calmly says Harrison’s arrest is tragic, then notes that his parents cannot think about it for long. What does this flat tone do?

George begins to question dancers’ handicaps, but a mental blast scatters the thought. What does the matter-of-fact tone emphasize?

Harrison’s appearance is described with comic images of junk and hardware, even though the handicaps are cruel. What does that tone do?

After Harrison and the ballerina dance freely, Glampers fires twice and they are "dead before they hit the floor." What does the blunt tone do?

At the end, George tells Hazel to forget sad things, and she agrees because she always does. What does the bitterly comic tone do?

Right after the shooting, the Bergerons' television tube burns out. George, who was in the kitchen getting a beer, missed it all. What does George's absence show about this world?

Glampers kills the dancers, reloads, and orders the musicians to put handicaps back on within seconds. What does the ending show about the society?

For a moment, Harrison and the ballerina dance as if even gravity has been defeated; then armed authority ends it. What does the ending show?

George says Hazel can repeat herself, and she literally repeats her last sentence after he is shaken by a signal. What does the ending show about the world?