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1. Which statement best expresses the theme of this
short story?
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11 The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal.
They weren't only equal before God and the law.
They were equal every which way. Nobody was
smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better
looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or
quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due
to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the
Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of
agents of the United States Handicapper General.
"creativbroafing" by Ryan Merritt is licensed under CC
Some things about living still weren't quite right,
though. April for instance, still drove people crazy by
not being springtime. And it was in that clammy month that the H-G men took George and Hazel
Bergeron's fourteen-year-old son, Harrison, away.
It was tragic, all right, but George and Hazel couldn't think about it very hard. Hazel had a perfectly
average intelligence, which meant she couldn't think about anything except in short bursts. 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
seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like George from
taking unfair advantage of their brains.
George and Hazel were watching television. There were tears on Hazel's cheeks, but she'd forgotten
for the moment what they were about.
O A Attempting to achieve complete equality will
only result in widespread dissatisfaction and
lack of creativity.
OB The government should encourage everyone to
hide their differences in order to have a more
peaceful and equal society.
OC Forcing uniformity on people doesn't result in
equality, but rather causes conflict and
unhappiness.
OD People don't realize how important individuality
is until they have what makes them different
taken away.
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