Examination Day Vocab and Background

What year was the short story "Examination Day" published?

• 1938

• 1958

• 1978

• 1988

What are the minor settings for "Examination Day"

• Brooklyn

• The Jordan's home

• The government building where the exams are given

• New York

What makes the story "Examination Day" a dystopian society?

• The government allows the people to make choices

• The government regulates the citizens intelligence

• The government encourages citizens to take inteligence tests to boost their IQ

• All the above

What experience did Henry Slesar have during his youth that helped shaped his ideas in writing?

• He spent time in the Airforce

• He spent time in the Army

• He attended a military college

• He assisted a scientist in college

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The protagonist Dickie in "Examination Day" can be viewd as smart because

• he scored a 495 out of 500 on the intelligence test

• he could memorize pages of a book in a matter of minutes

• he could divide quotients instantly in mathematical problems

• he read comic books with fast paced action

When the author wrote the short story "Examination Day" what was happening in the United States?

• The Vietnam War

• The Cold War with the USSR

• The Korean War

• The Saudi Arabian War

When she saw the failing grade on her test, she was met with vexation.

The word vexation means....

• A sense of belonging to something

• A state of obligation

• A state of being annoyed or frustrated

• A sense of humiliation

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The heavy snowfall shrouded my windshield as I drove through the blizzard.

Shrouded means.....

• to create a distraction

• to wrap around

• to freeze up

• to conceal from view

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The students will now speculate about my personal life based on the social media post from my ex-friends.

Speculate means.....

• to become aware of something

• to hesitate

• to form a theory about something without real evidence.

• to make yourself accustomed to something

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The soldier's body was interred at the National Cemetary in Washington, DC.

Interred means .....

• honored

• uncovered

• buried

• discovered

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