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