"A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury

Which answer below is NOT evidence that "A Sound of Thunder" is science fiction?

• They time travel in the story.
• Futuristic people see a T-Rex.
• Travis shoots Eckels.
• One small action changes the future instantly.

Who’s the protagonist of "A Sound of Thunder"?

• Travis
• Kramer
• Tyrannosaurus Rex
• Eckels

BEFORE the story's CLIMAX, what are Travis and Eckels trying to accomplish?

• They want to change the future.
• They try to go home.
• They want to eat.
• They want to kill a T-Rex.

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Travis mainly warns Eckels about disrupting the plants and wildlife. Why?

• He wants to help preserve nature's beauty.
• By going off the path, he could change the future.
• By going off the path, they could accidentally kill an animal.
• He could be devoured by a T-Rex.

What is the climax of the story?

• They go back in time.
• They follow the tracks of the dinosaur.
• They kill the dinosaur.
• They return to the present.

What is the sound of thunder on the last page of "A Sound of Thunder"?

• the dinosaur stomping
• a gun shot
• a scream
• bad weather

When narrator describes the skin of the T-Rex as "armored flesh [that] glittered like a thousand green coins." What kind of figurative language is this?

• metaphor
• simile
• personification
• hyperbole

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When describing a gun shot, the story states, "There was a sound of thunder." What kind of figurative language is this?

• metaphor
• simile
• personification
• hyperbole

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In the story they kill a dinosaur. Why did they choose that specific one to kill?

• It was a nice color.
• It was a dangerous creature that needed to die.
• It was already going to die, so it would not have changed the future.
• It was already going to die, so they wanted to help it suffer less.

Why does Travis kill Eckels?

• Eckels took to long to get in the time machine.
• Eckels altered the future.
• Eckels killed the dinosaur.
• Eckels was arrogant.