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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?
Shoes with hard heels
The graveyard
Sore feet
Dogs barking
2
Where was Mr. Mead taken?
The Psychiatric Center for Research
The hospital
His home
The police station
3
What does he "whisper to every house?"
"Hello, in there."
Nothing.
"Stand still! Stay where you are!"
"Hello, house."
4
What do you think is causing the "firefly light," "flickers,"&"phantoms.. on inner room walls"?
Actual Fireflies
The light from TV sets
Ghosts
A fire in the house
5
PRACTICE: Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
Isaac Asimov
Dr. Seuss
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Ray Bradbury
6
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: He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
Personification
8
Through all of his years of walking, what had he never encountered?
A person
A car
A penny on the ground
A dog
9
What's the best definition for "ebbing" on line 99?
going up
staying the same
flowing
going down
10
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: It smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh antiseptic.
Imagery
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
11
SETTING: In what year does the story take place?
Unknown
2016
2053
1951
12
What is the most likely reason for why crime had been ebbing 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.
There are a lot of police to keep order in the city
13
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: The tombs where people sat like the dead
Metaphor
Simile
Imagery
Personification
14
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?"
15
What/Who is the "metallic voice"?
A robot
A cop car
A night moth
A voice in his head
16
Which of these sentences is evidence to support why writing isn't a profession anymore?
"He hadn't written in years."
"Magazines and books didn't sell anymore."
"'No profession,' said the police car."
"Everything went on in the tomblike houses at night now"
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THEME: What lesson is Ray Bradbury trying to teach the reader?
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.
Nobody will appreciate nature anymore because of TV.
18
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: "with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk"
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
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Why was Mr. Mead "arrested" by the police?
He's breaking the law.
He's the only one in the whole city walking around.
He seems suspicious.
He's not watching TV like everyone else.
