A Sound of Thunder

Eckels travels with Time Safari because he wants to---

• correct past mistakes

• be young again

• hunt dinosaurs

• learn how time machines work

At the beginning of the story, what event has just occurred?

• Time Travel has been outlawed

• Eckels has just gotten a new job

• Eckels just killed a monkey

• Keith has been elected president

The men who travel back in time are told they must--

• promise not to tell anyone what they see

• stay on the safari path

• not shoot animals with red paint on them

• maintain a strict diet a week before departure

When Eckels sees the tyrannosaurus, he--

• immediately opens fire

• attacks the other hunters

• runs away in a blind panic

• changes his mind about the safari

Travis is angry with Eckels because--

• he thinks Eckels is an arrogant fool

• he and Eckels are old rivals

• Eckels stepped off the path

• Eckels has attacked other humans

In this story the future is altered because...

• Travis left Eckels behind

• the wrong man won the presidency

• the dinosaur was killed

• Eckels didn't follow instructions

The climax of the story occurs when...

• Travis orders Eckels out of the time machine

• the tree falls on the dinosaur

• Eckels kills a butterfly

• we learn the results of Eckels's actions

What does the following text foreshadow? “Stay on the path. Stay on the path!”

• Travis knows that Eckels will not stay on the path.

• Deutcher will be elected president.

• It is important to stay on the path, and Travis wants everyone to know that.

• Someone will leave the path.

How can Eckels be characterized when he steps off the path?

• Defiant and aggressive

• Rebellious and curious

• Brave and daring

• Confused and scared

Which is the best theme statement for “A Sound of Thunder”?

• Stepping carelessly can lead to negative outcomes.

• Follow directions to avoid negatively affecting democracy.

• Every action, big or small, has lasting consequences.

• All choices will eventually lead to the need for more choices.