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Questions regarding "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic.
Imagery
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
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PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Isaac Asimov
Ray Bradbury
Dr. Seuss
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What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
A fire in the house
The light from TV sets
Ghosts
Actual Fireflies
4
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.
It is a job, and the police car is just joking with him.
He doesn't get paid for it.
5
Where was Mr. Mead taken?
The police station
The Psychiatric Center for Research
His home
The hospital
6
What is the most likely reason for why crime had been ebbing in the city?
Nobody was out to do crimes because they're all watching TV
All the bad guys are in jail.
There are a lot of police to keep order in the city
There's no explanation for it in the story.
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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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Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A car
A dog
A person
Tvs
9
What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
The light from TV sets
Ghosts
A fire in the house
Actual Fireflies
10
What's the best definition for "ebbing" on line 99?
going up
going down
flowing
staying the same
11
What was the first question that Mr. Mead was asked?
"Business or profession?"
"Your hands up! Or we'll Shoot!"
"Stand still! Stay where you are! Don't move!"
"Your name?"
12
What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A cop car
A robot
A voice in his head
A night moth
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THEME: What lesson is Ray Bradbury trying to teach the reader?
Too much technology makes the world a lonely place.
Nobody will appreciate nature anymore because of TV.
We shouldn't spend so much time in front of technology.
People will stop becoming social if they watch TV too much.
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SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
2052
2053
Unknown
2042
15
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Personification
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
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Why was Mr. Mead "arrested" by the police?
He's not watching TV like everyone else.
He seems suspicious.
He's the only one in the whole city walking around.
He's breaking the law.
17
Who/What used to bother Mr. Mead before he switched to sneakers?
Dogs barking
Sore feet
The graveyard
Shoes with hard heels
18
Which of these sentences is evidence to support why writing isn't a profession anymore?
"Everything went on in the tomblike houses at night now"
"Magazines and books didn't sell anymore."
"He hadn't written in years."
"'No profession,' said the police car."
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Imagery
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What does he "whisper to every house?"
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
"Hello, in there."
Nothing.
"Hello, house."
