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Questions regarding "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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1
Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A penny on the ground
A person
A dog
A car
2
Who/What used to bother Mr. Mead before he switched to sneakers?[more than one is correct]
The graveyard
Dogs barking
Sore feet
Shoes with hard heels
3
What was the first question that Mr. Mead was asked?
"Stand still! Stay where you are! Don't move!"
"Your hands up! Or we'll Shoot!"
"Business or profession?"
"Your name?"
4
Which of these sentences is evidence to support why writing isn't a profession anymore?
"He hadn't written in years."
"Everything went on in the tomblike houses at night now"
"Magazines and books didn't sell anymore."
"'No profession,' said the police car."
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PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Ray Bradbury
Isaac Asimov
Dr. Seuss
6
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
7
Why was Mr. Mead "arrested" by the police? [multiple correct answers]
He's not watching TV like everyone else.
He seems suspicious.
He's breaking the law.
He's the only one in the whole city walking around.
8
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic."
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Imagery
9
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
10
What does he "whisper to every house?"
"Hello, in there."
Nothing.
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
"Hello, house."
11
Where was Mr. Mead taken?
The police station
The hospital
The Psychiatric Center for Research
His home
12
Why isn't writing considered a profession in his society?
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.
Nobody reads anymore because everyone watches TV.
13
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "The tombs where people sat like the dead"
Metaphor
Simile
Imagery
Personification
14
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.
There's no explanation for it in the story.
Nobody was out to do crimes because they're all watching TV.
All the bad guys are in jail.
15
SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
Unknown
2053
1951
2016
16
THEME: What lesson is Ray Bradbury trying to teach the reader? [multiple correct answers]
People will stop becoming social if they watch TV too much.
Too much technology makes the world a lonely place.
We shouldn't spend so much time in front of technology.
Nobody will appreciate nature anymore because of TV.
17
What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A robot
A police car
A night moth
A voice in his head
18
What's the best definition for "ebbing" in paragraph 17?
going up
flowing
staying the same
going down
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent" [multiple correct answers]
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Alliteration
