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Questions regarding "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury
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1
What was the first statement to Mr. Mead?
"Business or profession?"
"Your name?"
"Stand still! Stay where you are! Don't move!"
"Your hands up! Or we'll Shoot!"
2
Where was Mr. Mead taken?
His home
The hospital
The police station
The Psychiatric Center for Research
3
Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A dog
A car
A penny on the ground
A person
4
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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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Personification
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
6
What does he "whisper to every house?"
Nothing.
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
"Hello, in there."
"Hello, house."
7
What's the best definition for "ebbing" on line 99?
staying the same
going up
flowing
going down
8
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
9
What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
Ghosts
Actual Fireflies
The light from TV sets
A fire in the house
10
Why isn't writing considered a profession in his society?
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.
Nobody reads anymore because everyone watches TV.
He doesn't get paid for it.
11
Who/What used to bother Mr. Mead before he switched to sneakers?
The graveyard
Dogs barking
Shoes with hard heels
Sore feet
12
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Metaphor
Imagery
Simile
Personification
13
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic.
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Imagery
14
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
Nobody was out to do crimes because they're all watching TV
All the bad guys are in jail.
There's no explanation for it in the story.
15
SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
1951
2053
Unknown
2016
16
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.
17
PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Dr. Seuss
Ray Bradbury
Isaac Asimov
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
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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/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A night moth
A robot
A cop car
A voice in his head
