Sound of Thunder

The hunters are allowed to kill dinosaurs marked with red paint because those dinosaurs...

• aren't real
• have only one brain
• are easiest to kill
• are about to die anyway

What leads Eckels to stray off the path?

• panic
• curiosity
• anger
• necessity

Which of the following changes the future?

• a butterfly's natural death
• a butterfly's unnatural death
• a dinosaur's natural death
• a dinosaur's unnatural death

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At the end of the story, what does the sound of thunder strongly hint at?

• Travis shooting Eckels
• The end of the world
• The butterfly's death
• Eckels shooting himself

The story suggests that, had Eckels shot the red-painted dinosaur instead of panicking, history would have been changed

• for the better
• in an unpredictable way
• for the better
• in no significant or noticeable way

The climax of the story occurs when —

• Travis orders Eckels out of the time machine
• Eckels kills a butterfly
• the tree falls on the dinosaur
• we learn the results of Eckels’ actions

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The mood of “A Sound of Thunder” can be
described as—

• tense and frightening
• past and present
• somber and serious
• science-fiction and adventure

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why is the antigravity path necessary?

• To protect the hunters from the jungle
• To keep the hunters from getting lost.
• To protect the jungle from the hunters
• To lead them to the dinosaur.

What is the name of the company that Eckels visits?

• Deutscher Headquarters
• The Government Museum
• Time Safari, Inc.
• Dinosaurs, Inc.

From what point of view is the story told?

• Third person limited
• Second person
• First person
• Third person omniscient

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