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Questions regarding "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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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.
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Who/What used to bother Mr. Mead before he switched to sneakers?
Dogs barking
Sore feet
The graveyard
Shoes with hard heels
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
4
Where was Mr. Mead taken?
The police station
The hospital
His home
The Psychiatric Center for Research
5
SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
Unknown
2053
1951
2016
6
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.
It is a job, and the police car is just joking with him.
Nobody reads anymore because everyone watches TV.
He doesn't get paid for it.
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What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A robot
A cop car
A voice in his head
A night moth
8
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."
"He hadn't written in years."
"Everything went on in the tomblike houses at night now"
9
What's the best definition for "ebbing" on line 99?
going down
flowing
going up
staying the same
10
What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
Ghosts
Actual Fireflies
A fire in the house
The light from TV sets
11
What was the first question that Mr. Mead was asked?
"Business or profession?"
"Your name?"
"Your hands up! Or we'll Shoot!"
"Stand still! Stay where you are! Don't move!"
12
Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A person
A dog
A penny on the ground
A car
13
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic.
Simile
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
14
What does he "whisper to every house?"
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
"Hello, house."
Nothing.
"Hello, in there."
15
THEME: What lesson is Ray Bradbury trying to teach the reader?
Nobody will appreciate nature anymore because of TV.
We shouldn't spend so much time in front of technology.
Too much technology makes the world a lonely place.
People will stop becoming social if they watch TV too much.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Personification
Imagery
Simile
Metaphor
17
What is the most likely reason for why crime had been ebbing 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.
There are a lot of police to keep order in the city
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PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Ray Bradbury
Isaac Asimov
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Dr. Seuss
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What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
Actual Fireflies
The light from TV sets
Ghosts
A fire in the house
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Personification
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
