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Questions regarding "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury #thepedestrian #raybradbury
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SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
1951
2016
2053
Unknown
2
What's the best definition for "ebbing" on line 99?
going up
staying the same
going down
flowing
3
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic.
Simile
Imagery
Personification
Metaphor
4
What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A night moth
A cop car
A voice in his head
A robot
5
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.
6
Why does Mead claim he should not be arrested?
He has important business at home.
He has not committed a crime.
The police has confused him with someone else.
His wife can give him an alibi
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Which of the following statements about Mead is false
His house is the only brightly lit house in the neighborhood
He is happily married and has two children,
He wears sneakers so that the dogs don't hear him.
He has walked the streets alone every night for years.
8
Something that everyone else in Mead's city enjoy that he does not is
taking walks
reading books
laughter
watching television
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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.
10
What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
A fire in the house
Ghosts
The light from TV sets
Actual Fireflies
11
The police probably consider all of the following behaviors to be regressive except
being single
walking at night
seeking fresh air outside
owning a viewing screen
12
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Metaphor
Imagery
Simile
Personification
13
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
14
Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of "The Pedestrian"?
Technology deadens feelings an life in people.
Writers will be unemployed in the future.
The future will be better for all humans.
People should be aware of police brutality
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PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Dr. Seuss
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Isaac Asimov
Ray Bradbury
16
Why is there only one police car left in the city?
No one wants to be a police officer anymore in Mead's city.
The police car is armed so it can handle many crimes.
Criminals have taken over the city and abolished the police.
There is almost no crime anymore in the city.
17
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"
"'No profession,' said the police car."
"He hadn't written in years."
"Magazines and books didn't sell anymore."
18
Who/What used to bother Mr. Mead before he switched to sneakers?
Dogs barking
Sore feet
The graveyard
Shoes with hard heels
19
Why was Mr. Mead "arrested" by the police?
He seems suspicious.
He's the only one in the whole city walking around.
He's not watching TV like everyone else.
He's breaking the law.
20
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Personification
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
21
What does he "whisper to every house?"
"Hello, in there."
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
"Hello, house."
Nothing.
22
Where was Mr. Mead taken?
His home
The Psychiatric Center for Research
The police station
The hospital
23
Problems begin for Leonard Mead one evening when he
goes for a walk
has an argument with his wife
picks up a stray cat
runs from the police
24
Why is there no one in the police car?
The lights are too bright to see anyone inside
The police are hidden nearby.
Mead only imagines the car
The car completely computerized
25
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.
26
Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A car
A person
A penny on the ground
A dog
27
The police car takes Mead to a place where he will be
given a choice of prison or exile.
given psychiatric treatment.
kept in jail without a trial.
tortured without mercy
28
Why does Mead agree that writing is not a profession?
Mead no longer earns a living from writing.
Writers are not needed for television shows.
Mead doesn't consider writing to be important.
Writers do not need a professional license
29
What was the first question that Mr. Mead was asked?
"Your name?"
"Your hands up! Or we'll Shoot!"
"Stand still! Stay where you are! Don't move!"
"Business or profession?"
