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by BlastRoom
Close-reading questions on enforced equality, handicaps, and the interrupted broadcast.
#literature
20 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.
The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
The opening says everyone is “finally equal,” then explains the amendments and Handicapper General agents. Which claim is the satire asking readers to distrust?
George and Hazel are watching the ballerinas when the broadcast is interrupted. What turn brings the story’s main conflict onto the screen?
George’s mental handicap radio blasts sharp noises about every twenty seconds. What does that object do in the story?
George says he will not remove even a few lead balls from his bag, though they hurt him. What does his answer show?
Hazel wears no handicaps while George does. What does that contrast show about her under the law?
When Harrison breaks into the television studio, what does he do before choosing an Empress?
The ballerinas wear weights and masks, and one disguises her lovely voice so it sounds harsh. What does this reveal about this society’s version of equality?
The narrator reports absurd laws and punishments in a flat, official-sounding way. What effect does that voice create?
Hazel says she would make a good Handicapper General and imagines using pleasant chimes. What is ironic about her idea?
How does Harrison choose his Empress during the broadcast?
Harrison’s cry “I am the Emperor!” is grand and theatrical. What does that language suggest about his rebellion?
Harrison tears away his own restraints and removes the musicians’ handicaps. What does he seem to believe about himself and others?
George’s bag of birdshot is padlocked around his neck. As a symbol, what does it most clearly represent?
The story cuts between the television studio and George and Hazel’s living room. What is the effect of that structure?
After Diana Moon Glampers fires at Harrison and the ballerina, what happens to the broadcast in the Bergerons’ home?
Hazel has been crying but cannot remember the sad thing she saw on television. What irony does this create?
Which point of view does Vonnegut use in “Harrison Bergeron”?
Which statement best names the target of the story’s satire?
Diana Moon Glampers shoots Harrison and the ballerina without negotiation. What role does that action give her in the plot?
At the end, George tells Hazel to forget sad things, and another noise blasts through his radio. How does this ending reinforce the tone?
Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.
Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.
Lather and Nothing Else
20 questions
