A Sound of Thunder Review

Why does Eckels want to travel back in time?

• to escape the police
• to live in a simpler time
• to do scientific research
• to hunt big game

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What kind of a leader does President Keith seem to be?

• peace-loving and democratic
• harsh and cruel
• a puppet of the rich and powerful
• a mental and physical weakling

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Travis asks the time travelers to obey several rules.  By far the most important of these rules is to

• wear oxygen masks
• stay on the Path
• aim for the dinosaur's eyes
• take turns shooting

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Travis says, "The cave man...is not just any expendable man, no!  He is an entire future nation."  Which one of the following words is closest in meaning to "expendable"?

• dependable
• spendable
• commendable
• defendable

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Why, according to Travis, must the time travelers be very careful not to kill any plants or creatures from the past?

• Because by changing anything in the past they might greatly alter the future
• Because there is a government fine for illegal hunting in the past
• Because some of the living things are important to human beings
• Because they might hurt themselves

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At what point in the story does Eckels first become frightened?

• When he hands his check to the man behind the desk
• When the Time Machine starts its journey
• When he gets his first glimpse of Tyrannosaurus Rex
• When they arrive home again in the year 2055

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When the dinosaur begins to attack, Eckels

• shoots it in the brain
• shoots and misses
• becomes frightened and runs
• takes its picture

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What is different about the sign on the office wall when Eckels returns?

• It has been replaced by a portrait of the new president.
• It has been turned upside down.
• The words are spelled differently.
• It is in a foreign language.

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What has Eckels done to change the course of time?

• He left a bullet in the dinosaur
• He removed his oxygen mask
• He killed a butterfly
• he stepped on the jungle grass

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The "sound of thunder" referred to in the last line of the story is actually the sound of

• a dinosaur falling
• a violent storm
• an angry voice
• a rifle shot

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