The Highway

Which direction are all of the cars driving towards?

• They are driving NORTH towards the United States

• They are driving SOUTH towards the United States

• They are driving SOUTH towards Mexico

• They are driving NORTH towards Canada

Why do the travelers stop at Hernando’s farm?

• They stop to ask him for water because they are thirsty

• They stop to ask him for water due to their overheating radiator.

• Their car has broken down.

• They have run out of petrol.

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What do the travelers tell Hernando is the reason for everyone leaving?

• They are upset – they tell him that an atomic war has started, meaning the end of the world.

• They are upset – they tell him that a war between the US and Europe has started.

• They are worried about the future.

• A tsunami has hit their cities.

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What is Hernando’s reaction?

• He continued on with his work planting seeds as if nothing significant happened.

• He continued on with his work watering the trees as if nothing significant happened.

• He stopped his work and started to pack. They also decided to leave.

• He continued on with his work plowing the field as if nothing significant happened.

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What was the concrete highway compared to?

• A river

• A serpent

• A way to avoid the war

• A way home

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What figurative language device is used? "... they waved their hands, rich with gold things that... did nothing at all but wink like spiders' eyes in the sun". (Bradbury 55).

• A metaphore

• A simile

• An alliteration

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What is the weather at the beginning of the story?

• It is raining

• It is sunny

• It is foggy

• It is snowing.

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Why does Hernando have shoes made from car tires?

• A car exploded on the highway

• A car plunged into the river

• A car crashed into his house

• Somebody abandoned their car in his fields

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What were the women in the Ford using to keep themselves dry?

• The top of car

• They were hiding under the seats

• They were trying to hide behind each other

• Old newspapers

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What does this symbolize? "He looked at the sky, which was black with storm" (Bradbury 60).

• Violent and extreme emotions towards a certain idea are arising

• When he looked at the sky, it was still a mystery to him why this storm happened

• Whatever brought on this storm will also bring much death and darkness

• All of the above

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