Ask a New Question
Questions and answers by
emmuel lumeh
Questions (23)
Read the passage from "The Storyteller.”
The children moved listlessly towards the aunt’s end of the carriage. Evidently her
1 answer
235 views
Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller."
"However, the scent of the myrtle was so strong that the wolf could not sniff out where
1 answer
172 views
Which excerpt from "The Storyteller” best supports the theme that the purpose of stories is to entertain?
“‘It’s a very
1 answer
167 views
Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller."
"Why weren't there any flowers?” "Because the pigs had eaten them all,” said the
1 answer
204 views
What evidence from "The Storyteller” supports the theme that pride goes before a fall? Select two options.
“‘It’s a very
1 answer
185 views
Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller.”
"You don’t seem to be a success as a storyteller,” said the bachelor suddenly from
1 answer
223 views
Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller."
"She did all that she was told, she was always truthful, she kept her clothes clean, ate
1 answer
179 views
What is the best definition of the term "characterization”?
the way an author presents a character to readers the set of
1 answer
223 views
What theme is best supported by the story the bachelor tells in "The Storyteller”?
Be kind to animals. Wolves are dangerous.
1 answer
221 views
Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller."
The frown on the bachelor's face was deepening to a scowl. He was a hard, unsympathetic
1 answer
156 views
Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller."
In a low, confidential voice, interrupted at frequent intervals by loud, petulant
3 answers
152 views
Which condition is considered most dangerous by George and Hazel Bergeron in "Harrison Bergeron"?
conformity oppression equality
1 answer
232 views
Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."
The musicians scrambled back into their chairs, and Harrison stripped them of their
1 answer
240 views
Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."
Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn’t think about
1 answer
223 views
Which of the following excerpts from "Harrison Bergeron" best illustrates irony?
“If you see this boy,” said the ballerina,
1 answer
267 views
Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."
He tried to think a little about the ballerinas. They weren’t really very good—no
1 answer
172 views
Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."
Scrap metal was hung all over him. Ordinarily, there was a certain symmetry, a
1 answer
219 views
Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."
“I think I’d make a good Handicapper General.” “Good as anybody else,” said
1 answer
175 views
In "Harrison Bergeron," why is Harrison Bergeron’s character considered a danger to society?
He is more physically and
1 answer
202 views
Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."
And George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap
7 answers
209 views
Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."
“I am the Emperor!” cried Harrison. “Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody
4 answers
266 views
Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."
Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn’t think about
1 answer
197 views
Based on "Harrison Bergeron," which statement would Kurt Vonnegut most likely support?
Achieving absolute and literal equality
1 answer
179 views
Answers (7)
Read the excerpt from "The Storyteller." The frown on the bachelor's face was deepening to a scowl. He was a hard, unsympathetic man, the aunt decided in her mind. She was utterly unable to come to any satisfactory decision about the grass in the other
In "Harrison Bergeron," why is Harrison Bergeron’s character considered a danger to society? He is more physically and intellectually capable than others and this threatens their sense of equality. He calls himself the Emperor and has constructed a
In "Harrison Bergeron," why is Harrison Bergeron’s character considered a danger to society? He is more physically and intellectually capable than others and this threatens their sense of equality. He calls himself the Emperor and has constructed a
“I am the Emperor!” cried Harrison. “Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what I say at once!” He stamped his foot and the studio shook. “Even as I stand here—” he bellowed, “crippled, hobbled, sickened—I am a greater ruler
Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron." “I think I’d make a good Handicapper General.” “Good as anybody else,” said George. “Who knows better’n I do what normal is?” said Hazel. How does the dialogue develop Hazel’s character? It
Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron." He tried to think a little about the ballerinas. They weren’t really very good—no better than anybody else would have been, anyway. They were burdened with sash-weights and bags of birdshot, and their faces
Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron." And George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. He was required by law to wear it at all times. It was tuned to a government transmitter. Every twenty