Worksheets"The Other Foot" (by Ray Bradbury)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the setting of "The Other Foot"?
a. Greenwater, Alabama, 1965 (Earth)
Mars, 1965
Mars, 1985
Greenwater, Alabama, 1985 (Earth)
How is the children’s reaction to the rocket different from Hattie’s reaction?
The children are nervous about the rocket’s landing, and Hattie is excited.
The children are excited about the rocket’s landing, and Hattie is nervous.
The children are angry about the rocket’s landing, and Hattie is nervous.
The children are happy about the rocket and Hattie excited.
How is Willie’s reaction to the white man's arrival different from Hattie’s reaction?
Willie is angry about the white man’s arrival, and Hattie is excited.
Willie is excited about the white man’s arrival, and Hattie is angry.
Willie is angry about the white man’s arrival, and Hattie is nervous.
Willie is happy about the white man's arrival, and Hattie is scared.
Where was Willie from on Earth?
Columbus, Georgia
New York, New York
Greenwater, Alabama
New Orleans, Louisiana
The story's title is an idiom. What does "the other foot" mean in context to the story?
The blacks now have control over the whites and they don't like it.
The whites now know how it feels to be segregated and lonely.
Every one on Earth now needs help from the black Martians.
Blacks are justified with their feelings of revenge and payback.
Willie is a ____________ character.
static
dynamic
Interpret what Willie means at the end of the story when he says, “Seems like for the first time today I really seen the white man—I really seen him clear.”
He's always seen him as the same nationality.
Willie viewed the white man only by the negative actions from the past
He fully understood that the white man is just a human with flaws similar to Willie.
Willie has 20/15 vision.
True or False?
In The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson is a character who starts as a "troubled teen" that gets into a lot of mischief. By the end of the story, he has turned into a powerful demi-god that helps to save the world. This makes him a dynamic character.
True
False
True or False?
In the Star Wars movies, Anakin Skywalker begins as a Jedi Knight who serves the Galactic Republic. However later, he becomes a servant of the evil Galactic Empire and ultimately changes to become Darth Vader. In other words, he turns from being a "good guy" and develops into a "bad guy." This makes him a dynamic character.
True
False
Why does Willie have an issue with white people? (This question allows you to choose multiple answers.)
He blames them for the murder of his parents.
He feels that they mistreated him on Earth because of race/color.
They did not allow him to buy land on Earth.
They burned down his parents' home.
What is a protagonist?
Main character in a story, play, or novel.
The force working against the main character in a story, play, or novel.
A character that has a conflict with another main character in a story, play, or novel.
The narrator of the story.
What is an antagonist?
Main character in a story, play, or novel.
The force working against the main character in a story, play, or novel.
A character that has a conflict with another main character in a story, play, or novel.
The narrator of the story.
Who is the antagonist of "The Other Foot"?
Willie
Hattie
Mr. Burton and Dr. Phillips
The unnamed white man who visits Mars.
Who is the protagonist of "The Other Foot"?
Hattie
Willie
The unnamed white man
Elizabeth Brown
In "The Other Foot," Hattie is looking for a keystone. What is the figurative meaning of a keystone?
The most important part of something/anything.
The wedge-shaped piece at the summit of an arch, regarded as holding the other pieces in place.
The middle stone in the top of an arch that has a special shape and holds all the other stones in position.
The wedge-shaped piece at the crown of an arch that locks the other pieces in place.
Identify the static characters in "The Other Foot." (This question allows you to choose multiple answers.)
Hattie
Willie
The three unnamed Johnson children
The mayor
Identify the static characters in "The Other Foot." (This question allows you to choose multiple answers.)
Elizabeth Brown
Hattie Johnson
Mr. Brown
The unnamed white man
Who or what is the keystone in "The Other Foot"?
Hattie
Willie
The mayor
The unnamed white man
Identify the dynamic characters in "The Other Foot." (This question allows you to choose multiple answers.)
Willie
Mr. Burton
Dr. Phillips
Hattie
What is an inference?
an educated guess
the most exciting moment in a story
how a story concludes/ends
a conflict in a fictional work
In the resolution of "The Other Foot," Willie states that when the Earthlings come to Mars, they won't have to shine shoes, ride in the back of trolleys, and sit far up in midnight theaters. What inference can you make regarding his statement?
All of Earth's people will be treated equally and fairly.
Earth's people will be treated as second class citizens when they arrive to Mars.
Earthlings are not welcomed to Mars.
Mars will be segregated when the Earthlings arrive.
In the resolution of "The Other Foot," Willie drops the rope. What inference can you make regarding this action?
Willie has released his hate against white people.
Willie decides that he needs to use better weapons
Willie decides to shoot the white men
Willie decides to turn the white men away.
How old is Willie in "The Other Foot"?
21
36
28
30
What horrible thing happened to Willie's father on Earth?
He was hung.
He was shot.
He was unlawfully imprisoned.
He was stripped of his land and possessions.
What horrible thing happened to Willie's mother on Earth?
She was shot and died.
She was unlawfully imprisoned.
Her house and land was unlawfully taken from her.
She was hung.
