Test Unit 3: Harrison Bergeron
Name:_______________________________
Answer the questions.
Allowed materials: text copy, dictionary.
Points: ______/32 Grade:_______
Write complete sentences.
1. Answer the multiple choice questions. (13 points)
1. In what year was everybody finally equal?
A. 2081
B. 2267
C. 1999
D. 3045
2. What Amendments to the Constitution helped ensure that everyone was equal?
A. 568, 569 & 570
B. 28, 29 & 30
C. 211, 212 & 213
D. 100, 101 & 102
3. What were the names of Harrison Bergeron's parents?
A. Fred and Veronica
B. Taylor and Tanya
C. Bill and Teresa
D. George and Hazel
4. What stopped Harrison Bergeron's father from using his above-average intelligence?
A. A shock collar on his neck
B. A brace on his thigh
C. A clamp on his tongue
D. A mental handicap radio in his ear
5. What were Harrison Bergeron's parents watching on television?
A. A documentary on the Ardennes Offensive
B. Penguins huddling together during a snowstorm
C. Ballerinas dancing
D. An infomercial about a cleaning product
6. What was unique about all announcers on television?
A. They all talked at the same time telling different stories.
B. They were naked.
C. They had speech impediments.
D. They were not reading from a script.
7. What was the name of the United States Handicapper General?
A. Samuel Griffith White
B. Gordon Calbert Thompson
C. Patricia Radicia Bauers
D. Diana Moon Glampers
8. Which of the following is not true regarding Harrison Bergeron?
A. He was a prominent member of the military.
B. He was put in jail because he was suspected of plotting to overthrow the government.
C. He was seven feet tall.
D. He was 14 years old.
9. Which of the following was not something that the H-G forced Harrison Bergeron to do?
A. Cover his teeth with black caps at snaggle-tooth random
B. Wear a red rubber ball as a nose
C. Dress in a leather bustier
D. Keep his eyebrows shaved off
10. What did Harrison Bergeron proclaim to the people at the television studio?
A. I am the Emperor!
B. The messiah has arrived!
C. Sic semper tyrannis!
D. I will save you from this confinement!
11. Where did Harrison Bergeron and his "Empress" kiss?
A. Thirty feet in the air near the ceiling
B. On a boat at sea
C. The top story of the Empire State Building
D. In the middle of Boston Common
12. What happened to Harrison Bergeron and his "Empress" at the end of the story?
A. They freed Harrison's parents from their stupor.
B. They escaped to Italy.
C. They were shot dead by the Handicapper General.
D. They were arrested and sentenced to death after a new amendment was added to the
Constitution.
13. Which of the following is not something Hazel tells George after he asks her why she is
crying?
A. It's all kind of mixed up in my mind.
B. Something real sad on television.
C. I think something just happened to Harrison.
D. I forget.
2. Multiple Choice—Comprehension (4 points)
Read each of the following questions. Then choose the letter of the best answer.
1. In this story, people with above-average intelligence have to
a. Watch a lot of television every night
b. Marry someone with less intelligence
c. Report weekly to the Handicapper General
d. Wear mental-handicap transmitters
2. Based on the number of handicaps Harrison wears, you can conclude he is
a. The same as everyone else
b. Dangerous to others in society
c. Above average in many ways
d. Glad he doesn’t live at home
3. Throughout most of the story, you can conclude that George treats Hazel
a. Unfairly
b. Gently
c. Rudely
d. Poorly
4. Harrison is in conflict with
a. His parents
b. The government
c. His teachers
d. A ballerina
3. Vocabulary (5 points)
Choose the answer that best explains the meaning of each underlined word.
5. What does vigilance mean?
a. Alertness
b. Panic
c. Enthusiasm
d. Carelessness
6. A look of consternation is one of
a. Great excitement
b. Confusion and fear
c. Deep sadness
d. Anger and hatred
7. To wince means to
a. Complain loudly
b. Relax completely
c. Flinch involuntarily
d. Cry out in fear
8. What does cower mean?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Crouch in fear
Laugh loudly
Swear to tell the truth
Attempt to escape
9. To synchronize two watches will make them
a. Shine
b. Stop
c. Agree
d. Glow
4. Short answer (6 points)
1. What is the theme of the story?
2. What genre is the story?
3. In what way can the story be seen as a satire?
5. Written Response (4 points)
Answer the following questions based on your knowledge of the story. Write one or two sentences
on the lines provided.
10. Give one reason why the Handicapper General considers Harrison a threat to society.
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11. Give two examples from the story that show how the mood of the story becomes more
serious after Harrison has been shot.
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BONUS (4 points)
Answer the following question based on your knowledge of the story. Write two paragraphs on the
lines provided.
12. Explain how Harrison’s feelings toward government-imposed handicaps conflict with
his father’s. Give two examples from the story that show how each one feels about this
government practice.
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6. Feedback.
Please give me some feedback about this unit and evaluate yourself
This test was:
a) easy
b) so, so
c) difficult
What I knew well is:_______________________________________________________________
What I need to improve on is:________________________________________________________
What I want to learn next is:_________________________________________________________
Any other suggestions:_____________________________________________________________