Slayton Honors English 9 Summer Read Assignment
Anthem by Ayn Rand
SUGGESTED READING SCHEDULE (FOR THOSE NOT ALREADY FINISHED):
DATE
CHAPTER(S) QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER
Friday,
I
Chapter 1
July 29
1. Describe the character Equality 7-2521. Be sure
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Tuesday,
August 2
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to include mental and emotional attributes and
how he differs from his brothers.
How are professions chosen?
Identify some rules and/or laws that exist in this
society.
Describe the society as a whole. What happened
to create this society? (make inferences based on
evidence in the book)
Why do you think daily activities are so controlled
and/or planned?
What crime is Equality 7-2521 committing at the
end of chapter 1?
Chapter 2
1. How are Liberty and Equality alike?
2. What seems to have happened to create this
society? (p. 48-49)
3. What do you think is the unspeakable word? (p.
49)
4. How did Equality feel about the man who was
burned alive? (p. 49-51)
Chapter 3
1. What do you think is the power that Equality
discovers?
2. Why has it been lost?
Chapter 4
1. Why does Equality rename Liberty “the Golden
One”?
2. What’s happening between Equality and Liberty?
Describe how they feel about each other.
Chapter 5
1. What did Equality discover?
2. What is Equality’s plan regarding his discovery?
Thursday,
August 4
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Chapter 6
1. Why/how was Equality caught?
2. What was his punishment?
Slayton Honors English 9 Summer Read Assignment
Anthem by Ayn Rand
3.
How do you think “tomorrow” will go with the
Council?
Chapter 7
1. Why do you think terror struck the men of the
Council? (p. 70)
2. Why did the Council refuse the accept Equality’s
invention?
3. Why is Equality in the Uncharted Forest?
Chapter 8
1. What are some of the new discoveries Equality finds
in the Uncharted Forest?
Chapter 9
1. Why does the Golden One want to be with Equality?
(p. 82-83)
2. Equality begins to question what he’s been taught.
What does he doubt? (p. 85-86)
Monday,
August 8
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Chapter 10
1. What did Equality discover? How is it different
from anything he’s known before?
2. Read the last paragraph (p. 93). What is the
secret that Equality’s heart has understood but that
he still can’t articulate?
Chapter 11
1. How is this chapter different from the rest?
2. What new things does Equality realize?
Chapter 12
1. Why did Equality feel it was important to choose new
names?
2. What goals does Prometheus (Equality) have for the
future?
3. What significance does the name “Prometheus” have?
4. According to the information in this chapter, how was
the old society lost and the new one formed? (p. 102103)
5. Why is ego the sacred word? In other words, what
does it represent?
Friday,
August 12
Final Summer Reading Assignment Due (Click HERE for Prompts); Final
Comprehension Test