Sound of Thunder Test

Who is the author of A Sound of Thunder?

• Stephen Vincent Benet
• George Orwell
• Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
• Ray Bradbury

Who was the president before the party went back in time?

• Deutscher
• Keith
• Eckels
• Henry

Who was the president after the party returned from the time machine?

• Eckels
• Keith
• Deutscher 
• Fredrickson

How do the trackers track the dinosaurs?

• They kill them.
• They shoot them.
• They shoot a paint bomb at it.
• They track their footprints.

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the Time Safari Inc. called after the safari team came back from the past?

• Taime Sefari Ink.
• Tyme Sefari Inc.
• Thyme Safari Inc.
• Time Safari Inc.

Where are the first two shots supposed to go into the dinosaur?

• Into the eyes 
• Into the ribs
• One in the face, another in the heart
• Both in the feet

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

How does Travis handle Eckels at the end of the story?

• He shoots Eckels.
• He argues with Eckels.
• He fights Eckels.
• He shoots himself.

What did Eckels kill that changed the Future?

• A butterfly
• A worm
• A caterpillar
• A fern

What leads Eckels to stray off the path?

• panic
• curiosity
• anger
• necessity