A Sound of Thunder

The hunters are allowed to kill dinosaurs that have been marked with red paint because those dinosaurs

• aren't real.

• have only one brain.

• are the easiest to kill

• are about to die anyway

What leads Eckels to stray off the path?

• panic

• curiosity

• anger

• necessity

In the story, which of the following actually changes the future?

• a butterfly's natural death

• a butterfly's unnatural death

• a dinosaur's natural death

• a dinosaur's unnatural death

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

• for the better.

• in unpredictable ways.

• for the worse.

• in no significant or noticeable way.

At the end of the story, what event does the sound of thunder strongly hint at?

• the end of the world

• Travis's shooting Eckels

• the butterfly's death

• Eckels's shooting himself

The path through the jungle is mainly intended to

• prevent history from changing.

• protect the hunters from dinosaurs.

• protect the dinosaurs from hunters.

• make it easier to walk through the jungle.

Which of the following beliefs leads Eckels to decide against trying to kill the dinosaur?

• There is nothing to be gained from killing the dinosaur.

• There is no way that the dinosaur can be killed.

• It would be wrong to kill such a magnificent beast.

• The chances that the dinosaur's death will change history are too great

At the end of the story, Eckels gets the first clue that things may be changed when he

• gets out of the machine.

• sees the butterfly on his shoe.

• sees the sign on the wall.

• talks to the man behind the desk.