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What does the government in "Harrison Bergeron" strive for?

Equality

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What is the type of point of view in the following quote: "She turned - I took the full brunt of her long red hair and well-spaced freckles"?

First Person

100

This character from a text we read this year is symbolized by roses in the story. 

Miss Strangeworth

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In this memoir we read this year, the author's purpose is to honor a mentor from the author's life. 

"The Teacher Who Changed My Life" 

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I don't care (a. whether, b. weather) you get what you want or not. 

a. whether

200

What does the phrase "I could tell that one was a doozy" refer to in "Harrison Bergeron"?

A sound from George's earpiece (a handicap) 

200

What type of conflict is exemplified in the story "The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant"? 

Man vs. Self

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This character in "The Interlopers" has a dark and sadistic sense of humor. 

Georg Znayem

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The climax of this story occurs when the main character accidentally drops a letter, rather than mailing it.

The Possibility of Evil

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He had (a. principles, b. principals) that kept him from stealing from others.  

a. principles

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The author and narrator of "The Teacher Who Changed My Life" was given an award by whom? 

JFK

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What is the point of view in the following quote: "Many people have been disturbed lately, Ms. Strangeworth thought. Only the other day the Stewarts' fifteen-year-old Linda had run crying down her own front walk and all the way to school, not caring who saw her"?

Third Person Limited

300

"H-G" stands for this, the title of Diana Moon Glampers in "Harrison Bergeron"?

Handicapper General

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Which story we read this year has this theme: "some things are not worth compromising yourself for; be honest and true to your passions." 

The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant

300

I heard (a. your, b. you're) unhappy with your life. 

b. you're

400

What is an interloper?

One who does not belong

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These 2 types of conflict are present in "The Interlopers"? 

Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature

400

The following quote from a text we read this year, "She was the catalyst that led me into journalism...although [she] would probably deny this emphatically," speaks to the humility of whom?

Miss Hurd

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This object symbolizes friendship and kindness in "The Interlopers"?

Wine flask

400

(a. Whose, b. Who's) going home today?

b. Who's

500

Why is Harrison imprisoned in "Harrison Bergeron"?

Plotting to overthrow the government 

500

What was Nicholas assigned to write about in "The Teacher Who Changed My Life"?

His past (immigrating to America) 

500

The simple but kind wife of George in "Harrison Bergeron." 

Hazel Bergeron

500

Situational irony characterizes the ending of this short story we read this year?

The Interlopers 

500

I am doing (a. alright, b. all right), despite my bad luck. 

b. all right 

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