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Questions regarding "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Isaac Asimov
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Ray Bradbury
Dr. Seuss
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Simile
Alliteration
Personification
Metaphor
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Which of these sentences is evidence to support why writing isn't a profession anymore?
"Magazines and books didn't sell anymore."
"'No profession,' said the police car."
"He hadn't written in years."
"Everything went on in the tomblike houses at night now"
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Where was Mr. Mead taken?
His home
The hospital
The police station
The Psychiatric Center for Research
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What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
Actual Fireflies
A fire in the house
Ghosts
The light from TV sets
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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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What's the best definition for "ebbing" on line 99?
going up
going down
staying the same
flowing
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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
A fire in the house
Ghosts
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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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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic.
Metaphor
Imagery
Personification
Simile
12
Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A car
A dog
A person
A penny on the ground
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Why was Mr. Mead "arrested" by the police?
He seems suspicious.
He's breaking the law.
He's the only one in the whole city walking around.
He's not watching TV like everyone else.
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SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
2053
1951
2016
Unknown
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What does he "whisper to every house?"
"Hello, house."
Nothing.
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
"Hello, in there."
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Who/What used to bother Mr. Mead before he switched to sneakers?
The graveyard
Dogs barking
Shoes with hard heels
Sore feet
17
What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A night moth
A robot
A voice in his head
A cop car
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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 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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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
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What was the first question that Mr. Mead was asked?
"Business or profession?"
"Your hands up! Or we'll Shoot!"
"Your name?"
"Stand still! Stay where you are! Don't move!"
