TARGETED LITERARY ANALYSIS TO PREPARE FOR THE AP LIT EXAM Harrison Bergeron

Multiple Choice Questions on the Exam (Prose) Tone The Passage as a Whole Making Inferences Rhetoric/Purpose Sentence Structure Phrases Terms Characterizations

Passage as a Whole The passage as a whole focuses on which of the following themes? The danger of equality.

Making Inferences How does the HG define a perfect world? A – Basic human rights for everyone B – No violence or pain C – Everyone should be “crippled, hobbled, and sickened.” D – Equality of ability and characteristics E – Freedom of thought and expression

Characterization What was Harrison trying to accomplish by leading a rebellion? His goal was to overthrow the gov’t so that he could have power like an emporer.

Terms Which of the following does Vonnegut use as a simile? A – There was a shriek of a door being torn from its hinges. B – She was blindingly beautiful. C – Harrison tore the straps of his handicap harness like wet tissue paper D – George winced. So did two out of the eight ballerinas. E – The minute people start cheating on laws, what do you think happens to society.