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Questions regarding "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury #thepedestrian #raybradbury
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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 breaking the law.
He's the only one in the whole city walking around.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic.
Imagery
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
3
THEME: What lesson is Ray Bradbury trying to teach the reader?
We shouldn't spend so much time in front of technology.
People will stop becoming social if they watch TV too much.
Nobody will appreciate nature anymore because of TV.
Too much technology makes the world a lonely place.
4
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Imagery
5
Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A penny on the ground
A car
A dog
A person
6
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.
7
What is the most likely reason for why crime had been ebbing in the city?
All the bad guys are in jail.
Nobody was out to do crimes because they're all watching TV
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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SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
2053
1951
2016
Unknown
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Why was Mr. Mead "arrested" by the police?
He seems suspicious.
He's not watching TV like everyone else.
He's the only one in the whole city walking around.
He's breaking the law.
10
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!"
"Business or profession?"
"Your name?"
11
What's the best definition for "ebbing" on line 99?
going down
flowing
staying the same
going up
12
PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Dr. Seuss
Isaac Asimov
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Ray Bradbury
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PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Isaac Asimov
Ray Bradbury
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Dr. Seuss
14
Which of these sentences is evidence to support why writing isn't a profession anymore?
"'No profession,' said the police car."
"Magazines and books didn't sell anymore."
"Everything went on in the tomblike houses at night now"
"He hadn't written in years."
15
Where was Mr. Mead taken?
His home
The Psychiatric Center for Research
The hospital
The police station
16
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
17
What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A robot
A cop car
A voice in his head
A night moth
18
THEME: What lesson is Ray Bradbury trying to teach the reader?
Nobody will appreciate nature anymore because of TV.
People will stop becoming social if they watch TV too much.
We shouldn't spend so much time in front of technology.
Too much technology makes the world a lonely place.
19
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Alliteration
20
Who/What used to bother Mr. Mead before he switched to sneakers?
Sore feet
Shoes with hard heels
The graveyard
Dogs barking
21
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
22
What does he "whisper to every house?"
Nothing.
"Hello, in there."
"Hello, house."
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
23
Why was Mr. Mead "arrested" by the police?
He's the only one in the whole city walking around.
He's not watching TV like everyone else.
He seems suspicious.
He's breaking the law.
24
THEME: What lesson is Ray Bradbury trying to teach the reader?
People will stop becoming social if they watch TV too much.
We shouldn't spend so much time in front of technology.
Nobody will appreciate nature anymore because of TV.
Too much technology makes the world a lonely place.
