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- 1. Multiple Choice
What literary genre is "A Sound of Thunder?"
Fantasy
Comedy
Science Fiction
Drama
- 2. Multiple Choice
Who is the main character?
Mr. Travis
Eckels
T-Rex
President Keith
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why is Eckels at Time Safari, Inc?
For a job interview
To see a friend
To collect money
For a time travel adventure to hunt a dinosaur
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the penalty for disobeying instruction while on safari?
Death
$10,000 and government action
Being trapped in the time you travelled to
Community service
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is a possible theme for “A Sound of Thunder”?
Every action, big or small, has lasting consequences
Follow directions to avoid affecting politics
Stepping carelessly can lead to negative outcomes
Traveling through time can be dangerous
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why must the hunters stay on the antigravity path?
If they leave it they could remove or add something to the environment which could drastically alter the future.
They didn't pay for that part of the safari
Travis is scared a dinosaur will eat them
Time Safari, Inc.'s insurance won't cover that
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow does Time Safari Inc. attempt to keep hunters from changing time?An antigravity pathOxygen masksMarking animals with red paintAll of the above
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow has the future changed because of Eckels' mistake?Keith loses the election.Humanity is wiped out by war.The world has been conquered by Martians.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the first sound of thunder in the story?Travis shooting EckelsThe time machine malfunctioningThe Tyrannosaurus rexThe crying of pterodactyls
- 10. Multiple ChoiceName examples of foreshadowing in this story.The constant reminders to stay on the pathThe long, involved explanation about killing a mouseEckels' fear and dismissive attitude about traveling in timeAll of these are examples of foreshadowing
- 11. Multiple Choice
What are some elements of science fiction?
Settings in an alternate time and place
Speculation about humanity's future
Often tells of science and technology of the future and its effect on humans
All the above
- 12. Multiple Choice
How does Eckels alter the future?
He shoots the dinosaur
He brings back a plant
He steps on and kills a butterfly
He steps off the path
- 13. Multiple Choice
Bradbury uses what literary device to describe the dinosaur?
Imagery
Personification
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
- 14. Multiple Choice
How does Mr. Travis punish Eckels for stepping off the path?
He refuses to let Eckels back on the Time Machine.
He makes Eckels run up and down The Path.
He shoots Eckels.
He makes Eckels go collect the bullets from the T-Rex.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Upon returning to Times Safari, Inc. office, what is the first thing that Eckels notices?
That the spelling on the sign had changed
A faint smell in the air
The color of the desk
That the man behind the desk was different
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