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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?
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
There are a lot of police to keep order in the city
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PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Dr. Seuss
Ray Bradbury
Isaac Asimov
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Personification
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Why isn't writing considered a profession in his society?
It is a job, and the police car is just joking with him.
He doesn't get paid for it.
It's not a job in the future because it's not a job now.
Nobody reads anymore because everyone watches TV.
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Where was Mr. Mead taken?
His home
The hospital
The Psychiatric Center for Research
The police station
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What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A cop car
A night moth
A voice in his head
A robot
7
What's the best definition for "ebbing" on line 99?
staying the same
flowing
going up
going down
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What does he "whisper to every house?"
"Hello, in there."
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
"Hello, house."
Nothing.
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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
10
Which of these sentences is evidence to support why writing isn't a profession anymore?
"Everything went on in the tomblike houses at night now"
"Magazines and books didn't sell anymore."
"He hadn't written in years."
"'No profession,' said the police car."
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Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A car
A penny on the ground
A person
A dog
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Personification
Simile
Imagery
Metaphor
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Alliteration
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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THEME: What lesson is Ray Bradbury trying to teach the reader?
Too much technology makes the world a lonely place.
People will stop becoming social if they watch TV too much.
Nobody will appreciate nature anymore because of TV.
We shouldn't spend so much time in front of technology.
15
What was the first statement to Mr. Mead?
"Stand still! Stay where you are! Don't move!"
"Business or profession?"
"Your hands up! Or we'll Shoot!"
"Your name?"
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SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
2016
2053
Unknown
1951
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic.
Simile
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
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Who/What used to bother Mr. Mead before he switched to sneakers?
Dogs barking
Shoes with hard heels
The graveyard
Sore feet
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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.
