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Questions regarding "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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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.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Alliteration
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PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Isaac Asimov
Ray Bradbury
Dr. Seuss
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
4
Where was Mr. Mead taken?
The Psychiatric Center for Research
The hospital
The police station
His home
5
What was the first question that Mr. Mead was asked?
"Your hands up! Or we'll Shoot!"
"Your name?"
"Stand still! Stay where you are! Don't move!"
"Business or profession?"
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What does he "whisper to every house?"
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
"Hello, in there."
Nothing.
"Hello, house."
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic.
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Imagery
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What's the best definition for "ebbing" on line 99?
going up
going down
flowing
staying the same
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Who/What used to bother Mr. Mead before he switched to sneakers?
Sore feet
Dogs barking
The graveyard
Shoes with hard heels
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What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A cop car
A night moth
A voice in his head
A robot
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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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THEME: What lesson is Ray Bradbury trying to teach the reader?
Nobody will appreciate nature anymore because of TV.
Too much technology makes the world a lonely place.
People will stop becoming social if they watch TV too much.
We shouldn't spend so much time in front of technology.
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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
There's no explanation for it in the story.
Nobody was out to do crimes because they're all watching TV
All the bad guys are in jail.
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SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
2016
1951
2053
Unknown
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Why isn't writing considered a profession in his society?
He doesn't get paid for it.
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.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Personification
Metaphor
Imagery
Simile
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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."
"'No profession,' said the police car."
"He hadn't written in years."
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What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
A fire in the house
Ghosts
The light from TV sets
Actual Fireflies
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
