Vocabulary
Wanting someone else's advantages
Envious
What part of speech is vigilance?
Noun
Who is Harrison's mother and father?
Hazel and George
The handicaps are supposed to make everyone _____________________ .
Equal (The Same)
Hazel cries at the beginning of the story and then forgets why she is crying; whose death does this foreshadow at the end of the story?
Harrison's
The action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger
Vigilance
What part of speech is luminous?
Adjective
The Harrison's are watching a broadcast on a _____________________.
Television
In the story, "the dark ages" refer to a time when everyone had to ___________________ for things like jobs.
(Double Points)
Compete
When the audience knows something that the characters do not, it is an example of ________________.
Dramatic Irony
The state of being subject to unjust treatment or control
Oppression
What part of speech is oppression?
Noun
After escaping from jail, Harrison breaks into the _________________________ .
Broadcast (television) studio
Vonnegut uses satire to critique which economic system (or type of gov.)?
(Double Points)
Communism
Ballerinas that can't dance is an example of which type of irony?
Situational
Sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
Consternation
What part of speech is calibrate?
Verb
Harrison removes the handicaps from himself, the musicians, and ________________________ .
The Ballerina
George's handicap is a(n) _______________________ which impedes his thoughts.
Earpiece
What noise occurs in George's ear when Hazel says, "That must have been a doozy!" at the end of the story.
(Double Points)
Gun shots
Make fine adjustments to measure something
Calibrate
What part of speech is shriek?
Noun (or Verb)
Where was George when Harrison died and what was he doing?
In the kitchen, getting a beer.
The ________________ represents potential, which Harrison and the ballerina "kissed".
Ceiling
Which two people do not see Harrison die and which type of irony is this?
George and Hazel; Dramatic Irony