When Harrison Bergeron is “taken away;” his parents, George and Hazel, cannot “think about it very hard. Hazel [has] perfectly average intelligence” and can only think in “___ ___.”

When Hazel comments that the dance on the television is “nice,” George replies, “Yup,” but he actually thinks the ballerinas aren’t “really very good—at least no better than anyone else would have been.” The ballerinas are “burdened with sash weights and bags of ______.”

In addition to wearing weight, the ballerinas must also wear ________, so the television viewers (the general public) would not see “a free and graceful gesture or a pretty face.” The Handicapper General makes sure everyone is “equal,” so no one is perceived as better than anyone else.

When a handicap radio sound is particularly jarring, loud or harsh, Hazel calls it “a _______.”

Hazel tells her husband to remove a few of the handicap balls from the “forty-seven pounds in the canvas bag, which was padlocked around George’s neck.” However, he knows the punishments for removing a handicap are severe: “two years in ______ and two thousand dollars fine” for each ball removed.

Select that best piece of evidence from the story that supports the idea that George accepts the government amendments that help to equalize the abilities of its citizens?

The television, which seems to be a constant, “is suddenly interrupted for a news bulletin.” However, George and Hazel cannot understand the speaker because “the announcer, like all announcers” ________.

Hazel says the announcer “tried. That’s the important thing. He tried … He should get a ______.”

The television news bulletin is about Harrison, Hazel and George’s son, who has “just escaped from jail, where he was held on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. He is a genius and an athlete, is ________, and should be regarded as extremely dangerous.”

“The rest of Harrison’s appearance was Halloween and hardware. No one had ever borne heavier handicaps. He had outgrown hindrances faster than the H-G men could think them up. Instead of a little ear radio for a mental handicap, he wore a tremendous pair of earphones, and spectacles with thick lenses.” Ironically, the glasses make Harrison “half blind” and give him _______.

Harrison must wear so much heavy scrap metal that he looks “like a walking junkyard.” Harrison’s total weight handicap is heavier than anyone else’s, ______ pounds, which also underscores his physical prowess.

As the announcer tells the television audience to be wary, Harrison storms onto the TV stage. Even with all the handicaps, George recognizes his son, but a car crash blasting in his head forces George to close his eyes from the pain. Ironically, all the people on the TV set fear him, but Harrison is there to ______ them.

Harrison declares himself the _______ and states he will select his _______.

The Handicapper General bursts into the studio with a large shotgun; she does not tolerate defiance and shoots both Harrison and the ballerina. They are “dead before they hit the floor.” This horrific scene is the climax of the story, the greatest point of emotional intensity, where the main conflict is _______.

. The main conflict in this story is Harrison vs. _______.

Which statement best expresses the theme of “Harrison Bergeron?”

George and Hazel Bergeron sent their son, Harrison, away for being defiant.

Hazel does not require any handicaps.

George is so annoyed with the sounds in his head, he is contemplating breaking the law and removing his handicaps.

Harrison was unable to get any of the ballerinas to dance with him.

The Handicapper General kills Harrison and a ballerina.

“The bar snapped like celery.”

“Her voice was a warm, luminous, timeless melody.”

“… Halloween and hardware … heavier handicaps.”

“… a man who would have awed Thor, the god of thunder.”

“His thoughts fled in panic.”