A Sound of Thunder Review

The hunters are allowed to kill dinosaurs that have been marked with red paint because they:

• Aren't real

• Have only one brain

• Are the easiest to kill

• Are going to die soon anyway

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Why does Eckels leave the path?

• Panic

• Curiosity

• Defiance

• Anger

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What is the name of the time travel company Eckels uses?

• Land Before Time, Inc.

• Prehistoric Travel, LLC

• Safari Planet

• Time Safari, Inc.

What is the penalty for disobeying instruction while on safari?

• Death

• $10,000 and government action

• Being trapped in the time you travelled to

• Community service

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In the story, which of these changes the future?

• A butterfly being eaten by a bird

• A dinosaur falling into a tar pit

• Stepping on a butterfly

• Shooting a dinosaur

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At the end of the story, Eckels gets his first clue that the future has changed when he:

• Sees the sign on the wall

• Sees the butterfly on his shoe

• Talks to the man behind the desk

• Steps out of the time machine and notices the smell

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According to the story, why can't you see yourself when you travel back in time?

• You can't be in two places at one time

• Time doesn't allow it to happen - it shifts aside

• Time won't go back to when you were alive

• You would disappear if you did

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In order to kill a dinosaur, what must the hunters do?

• Blind it and then shoot it in the brain

• Shoot it in the legs so it stumbles

• Trip it with a tree limb then kill it

• Shoot it in the hear

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If Eckel’s would have shot the dinosaur, how would the future have changed?

• For the better

• In unpredictable ways

• In no noticeable ways

• For the worse

What is a possible theme for “A Sound of Thunder”?

• Every action, big or small, has lasting consequences

• Follow directions to avoid affecting politics

• Stepping carelessly can lead to negative outcomes

• Traveling through time can be dangerous

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