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Harrison Bergeron and Everyday Use Answer Key

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Vocabulary Harrison Bergeron
#1 What does cower mean? crouch in fear
#2 To wince means to flinch involuntarily
#3 What does vigilance mean? alertness
#4 A look of consternation is one of confusion and fear
#5 To synchronize two watches will make them agree or match
Vocabulary Everyday Use
#1 A nation’s heritage is its culture and traditions
#2 What does furtive mean? secretive
#3 A doctrine is a set of beliefs
#4 To recompose yourself is to calm yourself
#5 The prefix over- means too much
Harrison Bergeron
#1 In which way is George different from Hazel? He has to wear a mental-handicap transmitter.
#2 Why does Hazel suggest to George that he lighten the bag of birdshot that is padlocked around his neck? She is concerned that he is looking worn out and tired.
#3 You can conclude that George and Hazel agree that obeying the government is more important than their son’s liberty
#4 The biggest conflict Harrison faces in the story is between expressing his individuality versus accepting the rules of equality that the government has imposed
#5 You can conclude that Harrison most likely decides to escape from jail because he is angry about the handicaps imposed by the government
Everyday Use
#1 What is the conflict between Dee and Maggie over? who will get the family’s quilts
#2 The end of the story suggests that Maggie was content to be who she was
#3 Mama’s attitude toward appearances is that she is comfortable with her looks
#4 Dee doesn’t want to bring her friends to Mama’s house because Dee is ashamed of how Mama lives
#5 Why do Dee and Mama disagree? They have different ideas about what is important in life.
Inferences
#1 Which of the following can you infer about Maggie? She’s been unsure of herself for years.
#2 Which inference can you make about Maggie from the following description? “‘How do I look, mama?’ Maggie says, showing just enough of her thin body enveloped in pink skirt and red blouse for Being unsure of herself, Maggie needed her mother to tell her she looked nice.
#3 Which inference can you make about Dee? She often gets what she wants.
#4 1. What does narrator mean when she says that Maggie thinks Dee “has held life always in the palm of one hand, that ‘no’ is a word the world never learned to say to her”? She gets what she wants out of life and doesn't seem to have to work hard for it.
#5 Based on the following description of Dee, which inference can you make about her? “She used to read to us without pity; forcing words, lies, other folks’ habits, whole lives upon us two, sitting trapped and ignorant underneath her voice.” Dee found many ways to show her mother and sister that she was smarter than they were.
Final Question
2. In what way does the house fire affect Maggie? Describe how this event explains her character. Maggie was badly burned in the fire. This causes her to be shy and not want people to look at her. She also doesn't want Dee to see her scars.