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Questions regarding "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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What was the first question that Mr. Mead was asked?
"Your hands up! Or we'll Shoot!"
"Stand still! Stay where you are! Don't move!"
"Your name?"
"Business or profession?"
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
3
What does he "whisper to every house?"
"Hello, house."
Nothing.
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
"Hello, in there."
4
What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A voice in his head
A night moth
A cop car
A robot
5
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.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
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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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Which of these sentences is evidence to support why writing isn't a profession anymore?
"Magazines and books didn't sell anymore."
"Everything went on in the tomblike houses at night now"
"'No profession,' said the police car."
"He hadn't written in years."
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What is the most likely reason for why crime had been ebbing in the city?
All the bad guys are in jail.
There's no explanation for it in the story.
Nobody was out to do crimes because they're all watching TV
There are a lot of police to keep order in the city
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THEME: What lesson is Ray Bradbury trying to teach the reader?
We shouldn't spend so much time in front of technology.
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.
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What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
The light from TV sets
Actual Fireflies
A fire in the house
Ghosts
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Personification
13
Who/What used to bother Mr. Mead before he switched to sneakers?
Sore feet
The graveyard
Dogs barking
Shoes with hard heels
14
Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A dog
A car
A penny on the ground
A person
15
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic.
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
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What's the best definition for "ebbing" on line 99?
going down
flowing
staying the same
going up
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Why isn't writing considered a profession in his society?
It's not a job in the future because it's not a job now.
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.
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SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
2016
1951
Unknown
2053
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Where was Mr. Mead taken?
The Psychiatric Center for Research
The hospital
The police station
His home
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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
Actual Fireflies
A fire in the house
