Anthem: Review of Reading Skills
1. Reread the quote from page 70:
He shows his discovery to the Council: “Then we put the wires to the ______, and they all bent forward and
sat still, watching. And we stood still, our eyes upon the _________. And slowly, slowly as a flush of blood, a
red flame trembled in the wire. Then the wire ___________.”
a. Write the simile here: _____________________________________________
b. What two things are being compared?
________________________
________________________
c. What is the effect of this comparison? How does it help you envision the moment?
2. Reread the quote from page 83:
She says, “Your mouth is cut of ____________, but our brothers are soft and humble.” (83)
a. Write the metaphor here: _____________________________________________
b. What two things are being compared?
________________________
________________________
c. What is granite?
d. What is the effect of this comparison? Does she mean it as a compliment or a put-down?
3. Reread the quote from page 64:
“The lash whistled like a singing wind.”
a. Write the simile here: _____________________________________________
b. What two things are being compared?
________________________
________________________
c. Which one of the five senses is being evoked here?
d. What is the effect of this comparison? (Think about the scene. This is his punishment. If a lash
makes the sound described, how painful must that be? Explain)
Anthem: Review of Thematic Content
1. Theme Connection: Equality 7-2521 is finally starting to mirror some of the ideas we heard about in
Ayn Rand’s interview. He says, “It is my mind which ________, and the ______________ of my mind is
the only searchlight that can find the _____________.” (94) According to Equality 7-2521, who should
men listen to?
2. Theme Connection: He also realizes, “For I know that happiness is possible to me on
_______________.... My happiness is not a means to any end. It is the end. It is its own ________.”
(95) According to Equality 7-2521, how does one achieve happiness? How did he achieve his
happiness?
3. Theme Connection: He writes, “I do not surrender my ______________, nor do I ___________ them.”
(95) On page 96, he writes, “I owe nothing to my _______________.” How does Equality feel about
helping others? What does he say is his greatest treasure? (96)
4. Theme Connection: He writes, “And to earn my love, my brothers must do more than to have been
born. I do not grant my love without reason.” (96) How does Equality feel about loving his fellow man?