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Questions regarding "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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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
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
2
Which of these sentences is evidence to support why writing isn't a profession anymore?
"'No profession,' said the police car."
"Everything went on in the tomblike houses at night now"
"Magazines and books didn't sell anymore."
"He hadn't written in years."
3
PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Ray Bradbury
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Dr. Seuss
Isaac Asimov
4
What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
The light from TV sets
Ghosts
Actual Fireflies
A fire in the house
5
What was the first question that Mr. Mead was asked?
"Your hands up! Or we'll Shoot!"
"Business or profession?"
"Stand still! Stay where you are! Don't move!"
"Your name?"
6
What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A night moth
A robot
A cop car
A voice in his head
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
9
What does he "whisper to every house?"
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
"Hello, house."
"Hello, in there."
Nothing.
10
What's the best definition for "ebbing" on line 99?
going down
staying the same
flowing
going up
11
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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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
13
Where was Mr. Mead taken?
The hospital
His home
The Psychiatric Center for Research
The police station
14
What lesson is Ray Bradbury trying to teach the reader?
Too much technology makes the world a lonely place.
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.
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SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
2016
1951
2053
Unknown
16
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Imagery
17
Why was Mr. Mead "arrested" by the police? 3 are correct... choose 1.
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.
18
Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A car
A person
A penny on the ground
A dog
