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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the setting of "The Pedestrian"?2053 ADA chilly November eveningIn the middle of a densely populated cityAll of the above
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHow does Mr. Mead's profession act as a threat to society in "The Pedestrian"?Writing no longer exists as a profession and is therefore irrelevantWriting involves creativity and individuality, traits clearly not welcomed in this societyMr. Mead can potentially reveal the secrets of the society in which he lives
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat do phrases such as "grassy seams," "buckling concrete walk," and "lumpy walk" imply?The entire city is old and falling apartNo one uses the sidewalks much and they are therefore untendedThere was a recent earthquake that damaged much of the walkways
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHow does Mr. Mead contrast with his surroundings?He appears to be creative and personable whereas his surroundings are dull and lifelessHis house is lit up whereas the surrounding houses are described as "tomb-like" buildingsHis lungs "blaze like a Christmas tree inside" whereas the night is cool and frostyAll of the above
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy were the police suspicious of Mr. Leonard Mead?He was wearing sneakersHe's not marriedHe was outside at nightHe tried to run from the police car
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow men police men were in the police car?NoneOneTwoIt's not mentioned
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe citizens in "The Pedestrian" are __________________ by the television.CaptivatedExcitedMake unintelligentControlled
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIf "The Pedestrian" is a satirical piece, what might the author, Ray Bradbury, be commenting on?Society's lack of interest in personal interactionSociety's complete dependence on technology and the resulting dangersSociety's laziness
- 9. Multiple Choice
"The Pedestrian" is told from the
first-person point of view
second-person point of view
third-person limited
third-person omniscient
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why is it ironic that Leonard Mead is the only one walking in the city?
Everyone in the city is dead
Leonard is arrested by the police
It is a city of three million people
Leonard kives in the city alone
- 11. Multiple Choice
The tone of this story can be described as
humorous and sly
romantic and optimistic
cynical and chilling
matter-of-fact
- 12. Multiple Choice
The occasional use of the second-person point of view adds to the power of the story by
increasing the sense of Leonard Mead's personal danger
characterizing the narrator
drawing readers into the story
providing a different point of view
- 13. Multiple Choice
Leonard Mead chooses to walk instead of watching television because he
dislikes television quiz shows
owns only a black-and-white television set
is secretly plotting against society
wants to experience life firsthand
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why is there no one in the Police Car?
Mead only imagines the car.
The lights are too bright.
the police are hidden.
The Car is automatically controlled.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Leonard Mead is taken to the psychiatric center because
the police assume he is crazy for walking
the police take everyone there
he is no longer married
the police think he is drunk
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following quotations reveals the theme of "The pedestrian"?
"There was a good crystal frost in the air; it cut the nose and made the lungs blaze like a Christmas tree inside....."
"... he could imagine himself upon the center of a plain, a wintry, windless Arizona desert with no house in a thousand miles,..."
"The tombs, ill-lit by television light, where the people sat like the dead, the gray or multi-colored lights touching their faces, but never really touching them."
"Was that a murmur of laughter from within a moon-white house?"
- 17. Multiple Choice
3. Why does the author refer to the people in their homes as “gray phantoms?”
A. he’s implying that they are full of life
B. he’s implying that they are lifeless
C. he’s implying that they are curious
D. he’s implying that they are scared
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow does Mr. Mead's profession act as a threat to society in "The Pedestrian"?Writing no longer exists as a profession and is therefore irrelevantWriting involves creativity and individuality, traits clearly not welcomed in this societyMr. Mead can potentially reveal the secrets of the society in which he lives
- 19. Multiple Choice
7. Identify the figurative language in this sentence: “It was not unequal to walking through a graveyard.”
alliteration
personification
simile
metaphor
- 20. Multiple ChoiceHow does Mr. Mead contrast with his surroundings?He appears to be creative and personable whereas his surroundings are dull and lifelessHis house is lit up whereas the surrounding houses are described as "tomb-like" buildingsHis lungs "blaze like a Christmas tree inside" whereas the night is cool and frostyAll of the above
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