Harlan Ellison, “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman
Read “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. To whom does the following line refer: “He was known down the line, to the very heart-meat core, but the important reactions were high above and far below. At the very top, at the very bottom”?
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2. When the Harlequin disrupts the factory by dumping jellybeans on the workers, the master schedule is thrown off by how much?
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3. When does the story take place?
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4. When the Harlequin arrives at the International Medical Association Invocation, he is
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5. Who turns the Harlequin in?
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