"A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury

Who is the protagonist of "A Sound of Thunder"? 

• Eckels
• Travis
• Lesperance 

What animal was Eckels interested in hunting? 

• A pterodactyl
• A Tyrannosaurus rex
• A grizzly bear
• A wooly mammoth 

How does Time Safari Inc. attempt to keep hunters from changing time? 

• An antigravity path
• Oxygen masks
• Marking animals with red paint
• All of the above

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How does Eckels change history? 

• He kills the wrong animal.
• He kills Travis. 
• He steps off the path and crushes a butterfly. 
• He takes off his oxygen mask.

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How has the future changed because of Eckels' mistake? 

• Keith loses the election.
• Humanity is wiped out by war. 
• The world has been conquered by Martians. 

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What is the first sound of thunder in the story? 

• Travis shooting Eckels
• The time machine malfunctioning
• The Tyrannosaurus rex 
• The crying of pterodactyls

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What is the second sound of thunder in the story? 

• Travis shooting Eckels
• The time machine malfunctioning
• The roar of the T. rex
• The crying of pterodactyls

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Name examples of foreshadowing in this story. 

• The constant reminders to stay on the path
• The long, involved explanation about killing a mouse
• Eckels' fear and dismissive attitude about traveling in time
• All of these are examples of foreshadowing

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Who wrote "A Sound of Thunder"? 

• Isaac Asimov
• Richard Connell
• Ray Bradbury
• Chris Schillig 

Which element of time travel stories is not present in "A Sound of Thunder"? 

• Time machine
• Changing the past/present/future 
• Something going terribly wrong
• People meeting their ancestors 

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