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Questions regarding "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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1
What's the best definition for "ebbing" on line 99?
going down
staying the same
going up
flowing
2
Who/What used to bother Mr. Mead before he switched to sneakers?
Sore feet
The graveyard
Dogs barking
Shoes with hard heels
3
What is the most likely reason for why crime had been ebbing in the city?
There are a lot of police to keep order 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
4
THEME: What lesson is Ray Bradbury trying to teach the reader?
We shouldn't spend so much time in front of technology.
People will stop becoming social if they watch TV too much.
Nobody will appreciate nature anymore because of TV.
Too much technology makes the world a lonely place.
5
Where was Mr. Mead taken?
His home
The police station
The Psychiatric Center for Research
The hospital
6
What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A cop car
A robot
A voice in his head
A night moth
7
What was the first question that Mr. Mead was asked?
"Stand still! Stay where you are! Don't move!"
"Business or profession?"
"Your hands up! Or we'll Shoot!"
"Your name?"
8
What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
Ghosts
The light from TV sets
A fire in the house
Actual Fireflies
9
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 seems suspicious.
He's breaking the law.
10
Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A car
A dog
A penny on the ground
A person
11
SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
Unknown
1951
2053
2016
12
PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Isaac Asimov
Ray Bradbury
Dr. Seuss
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
13
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic.
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Imagery
14
Why isn't writing considered a profession in his society?
Nobody reads anymore because everyone watches TV.
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.
He doesn't get paid for it.
15
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Personification
16
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Imagery
17
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
18
What does he "whisper to every house?"
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
Nothing.
"Hello, house."
"Hello, in there."
19
What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
Ghosts
A fire in the house
Actual Fireflies
The light from TV sets
20
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"
"'No profession,' said the police car."
"Magazines and books didn't sell anymore."
"He hadn't written in years."
