Harrison Bergeron Review

Can you summarize "Harrison Bergeron" IN ONE SENTENCE using the following strategy:

SOMEBODY (Main Character)

WANTED (Identify the goal of the main character)

BUT (Problem)

SO (What is the response to the problem)

THEN (How the story ends)

How does George’s view of the handicaps differ from Hazels’ view of the handicaps?

• George thinks that the handicaps violate his rights while Hazel thinks that the handicaps are perfectly acceptable.

• Hazel thinks that George should not be able to remove his handicaps while George sees no problem with removing his handicaps.

• Hazel thinks it would be lovely to have a handicap so that she could experience what George gets to, while George is indifferent towards his handicaps.

• Hazel thinks that without the handicaps, life will go back to the dark ages while George thinks it would be a great thing to get rid of the handicaps and return to the dark ages.

Read the following lines from the story:

"But he didn't get very far with it before another loud noise in his ear radio scattered his thoughts. George winced. So did two out of the eight ballerinas, who tried to cover their ears."

In line 2, the word winced means

• Cringed

• Smiled

• Danced

• Run quickly

“His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm.” This line mostly means that

• His thoughts were stolen from him.

• He got distracted by a noise and lost his train of thought.

• His thoughts became too scary so he stopped thinking about them quickly.

• He had to run away from someone and stopped thinking about his next moves.

Read the following line from the story:

"Screams and barking cries of consternation came from the television set." The word consternation means:

• Fascination

• Anger

• Sadness

• Panic

In what year does the story, Harrison Bergeron, take place?

• 2022

• 2081

• 2164

• 2387

How many children do the Bergerons have?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Which of the following is not an example of a handicap mentioned in the story?

• leg cast

• headphones

• masks

• weighted bags

What are the Bergerons watching on television?

• a band concert

• dancing

• a game show

• Hazel

Where is Harrison supposed to be when the story begins?

• In his room

• At school

• on televison

• in jail