A Sound of Thunder

Eckels travels with Time Safari because he wants to---

• be young again

• hunt dinosaurs

• correct past mistakes

• learn how time machines work

At the beginning of the story, what event has just occurred?

• Time Travel has been outlawed

• Eckels has just gotten a new job

• Eckels just killed a monkey

• Keith has been elected president

Which of these is NOT a precaution Time Safari Inc took in "A Sound of Thunder" when traveling back in time?

• A severe penalty for going off the path.

• Trenquilizer guns to desensitize the dinosaurs.

• An antigravity path created so they did not make physical contact with any plants or animals in the past.

• Breathing helmets and intercoms so they don't breathe the air.

In "A Sound of Thunder" the hunters are allowed to kill dinosaurs that have been marked with red paint because those dinosaurs

• aren't real

• are about to die anyway

• are easiest to kill

• have only one brain

Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe the character of Eckels?

-Frightened

-Intimidating

-Excited

-Wealthy

• Frightened

• Intimidating

• Excited

• Wealthy

What does the following text foreshadow? “Stay on the path. Stay on the path!”

• Travis knows that Eckels will not stay on the path.

• Deutcher will be elected president.

• it is important to stay on the path, and Travis wants everyone to know that.

• Someone will leave the path.

When Eckels sees the tyrannosaurus, he--

• immediately opens fire

• attacks the other hunters

• cries with joy for having finally attained his goal

• changes his mind about the safari

What leads Eckels to stray off the path?

• necessity

• panic

• curiosity

• anger

When you think about the end of the story, what is ironic about the fact that Eckels killed a butterfly?

• Butterflies are peaceful and innocent.

• Butterflies were rare during Prehistoric times

• Butterflies are tiny, yet this one death changed the future of the United States in a big way.

• None of the above

Which of the following is a theme developed in the story?

• All living things are connected by the circle of life.

• Every action, big or small, has lasting consequences.

• Those who cannot follow directions should suffer the consequences.

• cowardice