47 pages 1 hour read

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Harrison Bergeron

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1960

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Exam Answer Key

Multiple Choice

1. B (Paragraph 16)

2. A (Paragraph 29)

3. D (Paragraphs 21-23)

4. B (Various paragraphs)

5. C (Various paragraphs)

6. A (Paragraph 23)

7. B (Various paragraphs)

8. C (Paragraph 3)

Long Answer

1. Soon after the TV tube burns out, Hazel has already forgotten what made her cry. George is out of the room when Harrison is killed, Hazel cannot tell him what happened, and the deafening noises in his earpiece make it impossible for him to sustain any curiosity. (Paragraphs 78-86)

2. Harrison lives in a State Controlled society that has made him suffer throughout his life—a situation that leads him to rebel. However, when he tries to take over, he chooses a title that makes him all-powerful. A society under his rule might have been just as repressive as the one controlled by the Handicapper General. (Various paragraphs)

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