End of the World Reflections

In Ray Bradbury's 'The Last Night of the World,' characters face the end of the world with calm acceptance. They share a dream foretelling the end, discuss its implications, and spend their final evening following a normal routine, cherishing their time together.

What is the main question posed at the beginning of the story?

• What is the meaning of life?

• Why do bad things happen to good people?

• How would you spend your last day on Earth?

• What would you do if you knew it was the last night of the world?

What does the narrator's wife initially think about the end of the world?

• She is excited and curious.

• She is calm and accepting.

• She is frightened and anxious.

• She is skeptical and dismisses it.

What event made the narrator start believing in the end of the world?

• A news report about a war.

• A shared dream with his colleague.

• A mysterious phone call.

• A natural disaster.

How do the narrator and his wife feel about their lives as they reflect on the situation?

• They feel they have been very bad people.

• They feel they have been neither very good nor very bad.

• They feel they have been very good people.

• They feel they have been misunderstood.

What is the general reaction of people to the impending end?

• Joy and celebration.

• Denial and disbelief.

• Calm acceptance.

• Panic and chaos.

What do the couple do to prepare for the night?

• They go to bed early.

• They throw a party.

• They pack their bags to leave.

• They wash the dishes and put the children to bed.

What humorous event occurs as the couple goes to bed?

• They hear a funny joke on the radio.

• They can't find their pajamas.

• They forget to turn off the lights.

• They realize they left the water running.