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Questions regarding "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
Personification
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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.
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.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Imagery
4
What does he "whisper to every house?"
"Hello, in there."
Nothing.
"Hello, house."
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
5
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"
"He hadn't written in years."
"'No profession,' said the police car."
"Magazines and books didn't sell anymore."
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PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Dr. Seuss
Isaac Asimov
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Ray Bradbury
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Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A penny on the ground
A car
A person
A dog
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What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers," and "phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
The light from TV sets
Actual Fireflies
A fire in the house
Ghosts
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic.
Imagery
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
10
Why isn't writing considered a profession in his society?
He doesn't get paid for it.
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.
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What used to bother Mr. Mead before he switched to sneakers?
The graveyard
Dogs barking
Shoes with hard heels
Sore feet
12
What is the most likely reason for why crime had been ebbing in the city?
All the bad guys are in jail.
There are a lot of police to keep order in the city
Nobody was out to do crimes because they're all watching TV
There's no explanation for it in the story.
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Why was Mr. Mead "arrested" by the police?
He's the only one in the whole city walking around.
He seems suspicious.
He's breaking the law.
He's not watching TV like everyone else.
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SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
Unknown
2053
2016
1951
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What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A cop car
A robot
A voice in his head
A night moth
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Where was Mr. Mead taken?
The Psychiatric Center for Research
His home
The hospital
The police station
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How does Mr. Mead's profession act as a threat to society?
Writing involves creativity, a trait not welcome in this society.
Mr. Mead can potentially reveal the secrets of the society.
Writing no longer exists as a profession so it is irrelevant.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
