"A Sound of Thunder" Reading Check

Why does Eckels want to travel back in time?

• to escape the police
• to live in a simpler time
• to do scientific research
• to hunt big game

What kind of a leader does President Keith seem to be?

• peace-loving and democratic
• harsh and cruel
• a puppet of the rich and powerful
• a mental and physical weakling

Travis asks the time travelers to obey several rules.  By far the most important of these rules is to

• wear oxygen masks
• stay on the Path
• aim for the dinosaur's eyes
• take turns shooting

Why, according to Travis, must the time travelers be very careful not to kill any plants or creatures from the past?

• Because by changing anything in the past they might greatly alter the future
• Because there is a government fine for illegal hunting in the past
• Because some of the living things are important to human beings
• Because they might hurt themselves

Just before returning home, Travis orders Eckels to

• retrieve the bullets
• bury the monster
• pay a fine
• sign a release

What is the first thing Eckels notices when he returns from the time safari?

• The sign on the office door
• The mud on his boots
• The crushed butterfly
• That Deutscher has been elected president

What is different about the sign on the office wall when Eckels returns?

• It has been replaced by a portrait of the new president.
• It has been turned upside down.
• The words are spelled differently.
• It is in a foreign language.

How does Eckels seem to feel about Deutscher's election as president at the end of the story?

• He is happy at this turn of events
• He feels despair at this change
• he thinks Deutscher will be good for the country
• He doesn't care who is president

What has Eckels done to change the course of time?

• He left a bullet in the dinosaur
• He removed his oxygen mask
• He killed a butterfly
• he stepped on the jungle grass

The "sound of thunder" referred to in the last line of the story is actually the sound of

• a dinosaur falling
• a violent storm
• an angry voice
• a rifle shot