The Pedestrian

What is the setting of "The Pedestrian"?

• 2053 AD
• A chilly November evening
• In the middle of a densely populated city
• All of the above

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How does Mr. Mead's profession act as a threat to society in "The Pedestrian"?

• Writing no longer exists as a profession and is therefore irrelevant
• Writing involves creativity and individuality, traits clearly not welcomed in this society
• Mr. Mead can potentially reveal the secrets of the society in which he lives

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6. Why does the police car respond “No profession” when Mead says that he is a writer.

• A. He doesn’t make enough money for it to be considered a career.

• B. He isn’t a well-known author.

• C. Reading and writing isn’t valued in their society.

• D. The police car didn’t hear his response.

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What do phrases such as "grassy seams," "buckling concrete walk," and "lumpy walk" imply?

• The entire city is old and falling apart
• No one uses the sidewalks much and they are therefore untended
• There was a recent earthquake that damaged much of the walkways

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How does Mr. Mead contrast with his surroundings?

• He appears to be creative and personable whereas his surroundings are dull and lifeless
• His house is lit up whereas the surrounding houses are described as "tomb-like" buildings
• His lungs "blaze like a Christmas tree inside" whereas the night is cool and frosty
• All of the above

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10. Which of the following statements would NOT be considered a theme of this story?

• A. Technology destroys human thought, feelings, and individuality.

• B. Technology distracts people from experiencing the world around them.

• C. Technology deadens feelings, knowledge, and life in people.

• D. Technology decreases crime and makes a society feel safer.

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Which of the following quotations reveals the theme of "The pedestrian"?

• "There was a good crystal frost in the air; it cut the nose and made the lungs blaze like a Christmas tree inside....."

• "... he could imagine himself upon the center of a plain, a wintry, windless Arizona desert with no house in a thousand miles,..."

• "The tombs, ill-lit by television light, where the people sat like the dead, the gray or multi-colored lights touching their faces, but never really touching them."

• "Was that a murmur of laughter from within a moon-white house?"

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Why were the police suspicious of Mr. Leonard Mead?

• He was wearing sneakers
• He's not married
• He was outside at night
• He tried to run from the police car

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How many police men were in the police car?

• None

• One

• Two

• It's not mentioned

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The citizens in "The Pedestrian" are __________________ by the television.

• Captivated
• Excited
• Make unintelligent
• Controlled

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