The Pedestrian Quiz

”Hello, in there," he whispered to every house on every side as he moved. "What's up tonight on Channel 4, Channel 7, Channel 9? Where are the cowboys rushing, and do I see the United States Cavalry over the next hill to the rescue?"

The street was silent and long and empty, with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a

hawk in mid-country. If he closed his eyes and stood very still, frozen, he could imagine himself upon the

center of a plain, a wintry, windless Arizona desert with no house in a thousand miles, and only dry river

beds, the streets, for company. The Pedestrian, p. 1

At times, when he's walking, where does Leonard Mead imagine himself to be?

• Back at the psyche ward watching TV

• In one of the darkened living rooms watching TV

• In a police car that feels like a jail cell

• He imagines himself being married and having a successful career

• None of the above

”Hello, in there," he whispered to every house on every side as he moved. "What's up tonight on Channel 4, Channel 7, Channel 9? Where are the cowboys rushing, and do I see the United States Cavalry over the next hill to the rescue?"

The street was silent and long and empty, with only his shadow moving like the shadow of a

hawk in mid-country. If he closed his eyes and stood very still, frozen, he could imagine himself upon the

center of a plain, a wintry, windless Arizona desert with no house in a thousand miles, and only dry river

beds, the streets, for company. The Pedestrian, p. 1

Characterize the pedestrian. What do we get to know about him and his feelings?

• He likes to write

• He likes to read books

• He dislikes to walk

• He is unhappy

• He has a great imagination

What is Bradbury trying to convey with the quote "...but it really made no difference; he was alone in the world of A.D. 2053, or as good as alone"? Choose two.

• Mead is literally alone

• Mead is only alone when he is walking

• Mead watches TV alone

• Mead is figuratively alone

• Mead is the only one alive

How is our world of 2018 similar to the world of Leonard Mead in 2053?

• People use technology

• People use technology to be alone

• People live in an increasingly automated society

• People are less likely to exercise

• All of the above

Why is Leonard Mead taken away by the police car?

• Mead has been charged with a punishable crime

• Mead cannot prove he has a job and verifiable income

• Mead is an eccentric who does not conform

• Mead was walking alone at night in a restricted area

• None of the above

What social trends does Bradbury observe and see as potential problems for the society? Choose Two.

• Automation makes people much more aggressive

• Technology desensitizes people

• People become alienated from each other

• Technology will be unable to control people

• Automatons are much less helpful than previously thought.

In "Harrison Bergeron," why couldn't Harrison's father, George, remember his son's arrest?

• It has been many years since Harrison was arrested

• George has been living in an institution and has dementia

• Handicaps have limited the memory of some citizens

• Hazel is of less than average intelligence and distracts George

• The Bergerons have relocated to another area and are unaware

What is the purpose of the handicaps in the story? Choose two.

• To limit one's natural abilities

• To increase individual exceptionalities

• To produce a systematic inequality

• To sustain harmony among all peoples

• To create a reward system for the strong of character

“THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General.” Harrison Bergeron, p. 1

What allusion is made regarding the purpose of so many amendments in "Harrison Bergeron"?

• The amendments signal progress in an otherwise chaotic state of confusion

• That volume of amendments were required to make everybody equal

• Evolution in a chaotic society occurs over thousands of years

• The purpose of so many amendments were to make certain H-G workers were justified

• The purpose of so many amendments was specifically to elect a Handicapper General

With the quote, "Forget sad things," said George. "I always do," said Hazel. What does Vonnegut imply?

• Implying that sad things are best forgotten in life

• Implying that Hazel can never remember even simple things

• Implying the Handicapper General insists on erasing memory

• Implying the mindset of 2081 is to not focus on painful emotions

• Implying that George orders Hazel what to do all of the time

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