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Questions regarding "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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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"
"He hadn't written in years."
"Magazines and books didn't sell anymore."
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Imagery
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic.
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Imagery
4
What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A robot
A cop car
A night moth
A voice in his head
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Why was Mr. Mead "arrested" by the police?
He's not watching TV like everyone else.
He's the only one in the whole city walking around.
He's breaking the law.
He seems suspicious.
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What does he "whisper to every house?"
"Hello, in there."
Nothing.
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
"Hello, house."
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Simile
Alliteration
Personification
Metaphor
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PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Dr. Seuss
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Ray Bradbury
Isaac Asimov
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
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THEME: What lesson is Ray Bradbury trying to teach the reader?
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.
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Who/What used to bother Mr. Mead before he switched to sneakers?
The graveyard
Dogs barking
Shoes with hard heels
Sore feet
12
Why isn't writing considered a profession in his society?
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.
He doesn't get paid for it.
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What is the most likely reason for why crime had been ebbing in the city?
There's no explanation for it in the story.
There are a lot of police to keep order in the city
All the bad guys are in jail.
Nobody was out to do crimes because they're all watching TV
14
What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
Actual Fireflies
A fire in the house
The light from TV sets
Ghosts
15
Where was Mr. Mead taken?
The hospital
His home
The Psychiatric Center for Research
The police station
16
Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A person
A car
A dog
A penny on the ground
17
SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
2053
2016
1951
Unknown
18
What's the best definition for "ebbing" on line 99?
going up
going down
staying the same
flowing
19
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?"
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What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
Ghosts
Actual Fireflies
The light from TV sets
A fire in the house
