AnswersBT 26-27 English Language Arts 11 BZora Neale Hurston’s Strong Voice

Zora Neale Hurston’s Strong Voice Answers

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How does the author use a description of technology to create satire in this passage?

A
To show the extremes a society would need to engage in to create equality
B
To make fun of people who use earphones all the time
C
To create a humorous view of people who are dedicated to enhancing technology
D
To contrast advanced future technologies with the primitive technologies known to the audience
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What ironic contrast does Vonnegut include in this scene?

A
George tells his wife to forget sad things, but readers would expect George and Hazel to want to remember their son.
B
George is smarter than Hazel, but neither of them can remember what they just watched on television.
C
Readers would expect a sad ending to the story, but instead it ends on a positive note.
D
Hazel says that everything is “mixed up in her mind,” but the reader knows that she is actually much smarter than she thinks.
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How can the dystopian society in “Harrison Bergeron” be interpreted as a satire? Check all that could apply.

A
It connects American society’s desire for equality with its fears of conformity.
B
It exaggerates the absurdity of a vision of society in which everyone is equal.
C
It encourages society’s obsession with television.
D
It highlights the need for government legislation that demands conformity from all citizens.
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It makes a comment about society’s fears of social changes and government.

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