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Questions regarding "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury #thepedestrian #raybradbury
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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.
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.
2
Which of these sentences is evidence to support why writing isn't a profession anymore?
"Magazines and books didn't sell anymore."
"Everything went on in the tomblike houses at night now"
"'No profession,' said the police car."
"He hadn't written in years."
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PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Ray Bradbury
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Dr. Seuss
Isaac Asimov
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What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
Ghosts
The light from TV sets
Actual Fireflies
A fire in the house
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What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A voice in his head
A robot
A night moth
A cop car
6
What was the first question that Mr. Mead was asked?
"Stand still! Stay where you are! Don't move!"
"Your name?"
"Your hands up! Or we'll Shoot!"
"Business or profession?"
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
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Why isn't writing considered a profession in his society?
Nobody reads anymore because everyone watches TV.
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.
He doesn't get paid for it.
9
What's the best definition for "ebbing" on line 99?
staying the same
flowing
going up
going down
10
What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
A fire in the house
Actual Fireflies
The light from TV sets
Ghosts
11
Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A person
A penny on the ground
A dog
A car
12
Where was Mr. Mead taken?
The Psychiatric Center for Research
His home
The hospital
The police station
13
What does he "whisper to every house?"
"Hello, in there."
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
Nothing.
"Hello, house."
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SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
2016
1951
2053
Unknown
15
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
Nobody was out to do crimes because they're all watching TV
All the bad guys are in jail.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic.
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Alliteration
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Simile
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
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Who/What used to bother Mr. Mead before he switched to sneakers?
Sore feet
Dogs barking
Shoes with hard heels
The graveyard
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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.
