The Murderer Ray Bradbury

In this story, Mr. Brock is being interviewed by a 

• policeman.
• wrist radio.
• musician.
• psychiatrist.

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Mr. Brock has been arrested for

• neglecting his wife.
• destroying technology.
• inciting a riot.
• stopping a bus.

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You can tell from this story that a stenographer is

• an office worker.
• a prison official.
• a medical assistant.
• a detective.

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From Mr. Brock's point of view, the main conflict in this story is between him and 

• his wife.
• the interviewer.
• his telephone.
• society.

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What did Mr. Brock do first when the psychiatrist entered Chamber Nine?

• He asked for some French chocolate ice cream.
• He put flannel in his ears.
• He broke the psychiatrist's wrist radio.
• He sang the song "Don't Care What Happens to Me!"

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Mr. Brock seems to think that he will become famous for

• starting a revolt.
• selling ice cream.
• praising his Insinkerator.
• talking back to a robot.

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Calling the passengers on the bus "Squirrels chattering in cages" is an example of

• simile.
• hyperbole.
• metaphor.
• personification.

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Which sentence best helps you visualize what Chamber Nine looks like?

• "Bits of wall radio's tubes and wires lay on the gray carpeting."
• "High noon at midnight, that smile."
• "A very sunny, pleasant warm thing, a thing that shed bright light upon the room."
• "Something was wrong with the room."

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Mr. Brock uses an allusion to Medusa to 

• explain why he likes ice cream.
• describe his uncle who hated telephones.
• explain why he does not get along with his wife.
• describe the effect of the television on people who watch it.

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Mr. Brock can best be described as 

• peaceful.
• nonconformist.
• tolerant.
• vain.

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