A Sound Of Thunder with foreshadowing, simile, and metaphor

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

• be young again

• hunt dinosaurs

• correct past mistakes

• learn how time machines work

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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 lion

• Keith has been elected president

Travis is angry with Eckels because--

• he thinks Eckels is an arrogant fool

• he and Eckels are old rivals

• Eckels stepped off the path

• Eckels has attacked other humans

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In this story the future is altered because--

• Travis left Eckels behind

• the wrong man won the presidency

• the dinosaur was killed

• Eckels didn't follow instructions

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Which sentence contains an example of simile?

• "Unbelievable," Eckels breathed, the light of the machine on his thin face.

• Eckels, balanced on the narrow Path, aimed his rifle playfully.

• He felt the trembling in his arms, and he looked down and found his hands tight on the new rifle.

• Its mouth gaped, exposing a fence of teeth like daggers.

Which is the best theme or message statement for “A Sound of Thunder”?

• Stepping carelessly can lead to negative outcomes.

• Follow directions to avoid negatively affecting democracy.

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

• All choices will eventually lead to the need for more choices.

How can Eckels be described when he steps off the path?

• Confused and scared

• Brave and daring

• Defiant and aggressive

• Rebellious and curious

What is the best description of the emotions and actions of Travis in the following quote? "The monster's dead you idiot. The bullets! The bullets can't be left behind."

• Curious and friendly

• Rude and aggressive

• Insulting and frustrated

• Mild and calm

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

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The story "A Sound of Thunder" suggests that, had Eckels shot the red-painted dinosaur instead of panicking, history would have been changed

• for the better.

• in no noticeable way.

• in unpredictable ways.

• for the worse.

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