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WorksheetsThe Pedestrian
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
To enter out into that silence that was the city at eight o'clock of a misty evening in November, to put your feet upon that buckling concrete walk, to step over grassy seams and make your way, hands in pockets, through the silences, that was what Mr Leonard Mead most dearly loved to do. He would stand upon the corner of an intersection and peer down long moonlit avenues of pavement in four directions, deciding which way to go, but it really made no difference; he was alone in this world of A.D., 2053 or as good as alone, and with a final decision made, a path selected, he would stride off, sending patterns of frosty air before him like the smoke of a cigar.
What is the "Tone" of this paragraph
Joyful
Sarcastic
Romantic
Eerie
What literary genre is "The Pedestrian" part of?
Realistic Fiction
Dystopian Fiction
Suspense
Horror
What literary device does Bradbury use in the following sentence?
"There was a good crystral frost in the air; it cut the nose and made the lungs blaze like a Christmas tree inside..."
Allusion
Alliteration
Simile
Personification
What was the primary reason that the police were suspicious of Mr. Leonard Mead?
He was disrupting the peace
He ran from the police
He is the notorious leader of a fearsome street gang named "Night Walkers".
He was outside at night, walking
What is the closest definition to the following word?
Intermittent
Appearing at regular intervals
Appearing from time to time
Constant and unending
Returning to a less developed state
What is the setting of "The Pedestrian"?
2053 AD
In the middle of a densely populated city
A chilly November evening
All of the above
Why does the author refer to the people in their homes as "Grey Phantoms"?
He is inferring that they are ghosts
He is alluding ot the fact that they are haunted, and scared
He hints that they are "lifelessly" watching TV and not fully experiencing life
Why does the police car respond "No profession when Mead says that he is a writer?
The police car did not properly record his response.
The profession is no longer valued in society.
In this society, the desire to see the world and breathe fresh air is considered unnatural.
True
False
Who is in the patrol car that stops Leonard Mead?
Federal Agents
No one! The impression given by the text is that the car is remotely controlled from a central location
Local Police
Mr. Lake
