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Questions regarding "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury #thepedestrian #raybradbury
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Who/What used to bother Mr. Mead before he switched to sneakers?
Dogs barking
The police
Sore feet
The graveyard
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Why was Mr. Mead "arrested" by the police?
He's breaking the law.
He's not watching TV like everyone else.
He seems suspicious.
He's the only one in the whole city walking around.
3
THEME: What lesson is Ray Bradbury trying to teach the reader?
Too much technology makes the world a lonely place.
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.
4
What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A cop car
A robot
A voice in his head
A night moth
5
Where was Mr. Mead taken?
The graveyard
The police station
The Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies
His home
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Alliteration
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
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What is the most likely reason for why crime had been ebbing in the city?
Nobody was out to do crimes because they're all watching TV
There are a lot of police to keep order in the city
There's no explanation for it in the story.
All the bad guys are in jail.
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PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Ray Bradbury
Dr. Seuss
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Isaac Asimov
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Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A penny on the ground
A car
A dog
A person
10
MOOD: what kind of mood does the setting suggest?
Eerie and surreal
Private and serene
Cheerful and optimistic
Extremely terrifying
11
What does he "whisper to every house?"
Nothing.
"Hello, house."
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
"Hello, in there."
12
If the story were set in France, what would result?
The story would not be written in English
The whole plot would have to change.
The police would not be nasty to Mead.
U.S. readers would not identify with the character as much.
13
What's the best definition for "ebbing" when he states that "crime was ebbing"?
going up
going down
staying the same
flowing
14
What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
Ghosts
A fire in the house
The light from TV sets
Actual Fireflies
15
Which of the following would the police NOT consider regressive?
walking at night
seeking fresh air outside
being single
owning a viewing screen
16
SETTING: Where and when does the story take place?
Los Angeles, 1951
Los Angeles, 2053
New York, 2053
New York, 2016
17
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.
Nobody reads anymore because everyone watches TV.
It's not a job in the future because it's not a job now.
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Imagery
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The story's emotion shifts from what to what as the story progresses?
bleak to bland
innocently friendly to suddenly scary
oddly familiar to definitely chilling
dreary to encouraging
