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Harrison Bergeron
Everyday Use
Searching for Summer
The Possibility of Evil & Abolishing the Penny
The Seventh Man
100
What do people with above-average intelligence have to wear?
mental-handicap transmitters
100
What can you infer about Dee based on the fact she used to read to her mother and sister?
Dee liked to show off how smart she was.
100
Why are Tom and Lily looking for a sunny place?
The sky is usually dark and gray.
100
How would you best describe Miss Strangeworth's letters? anonymous colorful helpful tactful
anonymous
100
The story that the seventh man tells is an example of what literary device?
flashback
200
What can you infer about Harrison based on the number of handicaps he has to wear?
He is above average in many ways.
200
What can you infer about Maggie based on the fact she hid behind doors?
Maggie is unsure of herself.
200
How would you describe the mood at the cottage?
brimming with light and life
200
Why did Miss Strangeworth mail her letters after the post office closed?
She didn't want people to find out she was sending the letters.
200
How does the narrator feel about what happened to K?
guilty
300
Who is Harrison in conflict with?
the government
300
Why does Dee want the family quilts?
They represent her family's history.
300
What does Ms. Hatchings mean when she says, "Bide her, why don't ee? Mid as well. The lil un's fair wore out. Us'll do for ee better n rangy old Noakes: proper old scoundrel 'e be?"
Why not stay here with us? It's much better than what Noakes will give you.
300
What does degraded mean?
corrupted
300
What does ominous mean?
threatening
400
Why does Harrison most likely decide to escape from jail?
He is angry about the handicaps.
400
What does doctrine mean?
set of beliefs
400
Why do people laugh when Tom and Lily say they want to find a sunny place to spend their honeymoon?
The sky is mostly gray and brooding.
400
What does the author of Abolishing the Penny reject? (not pennies)
objections to abolishing the penny
400
After reading the opening of the story, how would you monitor your understanding of the story?
Ask yourself why the narrator chooses to tell his tale.
500
What does vigilance mean?
alertness
500
What does heritage mean?
background and tradition
500
What does disengaging mean?
detaching
500
If we get rid of pennies, what does the author think most merchants would do?
round prices down
500
What does savagery mean?
violent