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Questions regarding "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Dr. Seuss
Isaac Asimov
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Ray Bradbury
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic.
Imagery
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
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SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
1951
2053
2016
Unknown
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Which of these sentences is evidence to support why writing isn't a profession anymore?
"He hadn't written in years."
"Magazines and books didn't sell anymore."
"Everything went on in the tomblike houses at night now"
"'No profession,' said the police car."
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What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
Ghosts
The light from TV sets
A fire in the house
Actual Fireflies
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What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A night moth
A robot
A voice in his head
A cop car
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THEME: What lesson is Ray Bradbury trying to teach the reader?
Too much technology makes the world a lonely place.
People will stop becoming social if they watch TV too much.
Nobody will appreciate nature anymore because of TV.
We shouldn't spend so much time in front of technology.
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Where was Mr. Mead taken?
The hospital
The police station
His home
The Psychiatric Center for Research
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Simile
Metaphor
Imagery
Personification
10
What was the first question that Mr. Mead was asked?
"Stand still! Stay where you are! Don't move!"
"Business or profession?"
"Your hands up! Or we'll Shoot!"
"Your name?"
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Why isn't writing considered a profession in his society?
Nobody reads anymore because everyone watches TV.
He doesn't get paid for it.
It is a job, and the police car is just joking with him.
It's not a job in the future because it's not a job now.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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Who/What used to bother Mr. Mead before he switched to sneakers?
Dogs barking
Shoes with hard heels
Sore feet
The graveyard
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What does he "whisper to every house?"
Nothing.
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
"Hello, house."
"Hello, in there."
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
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What is the most likely reason for why crime had been ebbing in the city?
There are a lot of police to keep order in the city
Nobody was out to do crimes because they're all watching TV
There's no explanation for it in the story.
All the bad guys are in jail.
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Why was Mr. Mead "arrested" by the police?
He's not watching TV like everyone else.
He's breaking the law.
He seems suspicious.
He's the only one in the whole city walking around.
18
What's the best definition for "ebbing" on line 99?
going down
staying the same
flowing
going up
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Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A dog
A car
A person
A penny on the ground
