A Sound of Thunder Test

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

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

What leads Eckels to stray off the path?

• panic
• curiosity
• anger
• necessity

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In the story, which of the following actually changes the future?

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

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

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

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

• the end of the world
• Travis shooting Eckles
• the butterfly's death
• Eckle's shooting himself

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The path through the jungle is mainly intended to

• prevent history from changing 
• protect hunters from dinosaurs
• protect dinosaurs from hunters
• make it easier to walk through the jungle

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following beliefs leads Eckels to decide against trying to kill the dinosaur?

• There is no way that the dinosaur can be killed
• There is nothing to be gained from killing the dinosaur
• It would be wrong to kill such a magnificent animal
• The chances that the dinosaur's death will change history are too great

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All of the following are reasons that Travis becomes angry with Eckels for stepping off the path except that

• Eckles has disobeyed Travis' orders
• Travis fears that Eckels may have changed history.
• Travis fears that Time Safari will have to go out of business.
• Travis fears that they won't be allowed to return to their own world.

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At the end of the story, Eckels gets the first clue that things may be changed when he

• gets out of the machine
• sees the sign on the wall
• sees the butterfly on his shoe
• talks to the man behind the desk

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"He could feel them there moving beyond the wall like so many chess pieces blown in a dry wind." is an example of what kind of figurative language?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification

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