How does Mr. Mead's profession act as a threat to society in "The Pedestrian"?
The Pedestrian

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Writing no longer exists as a profession and is therefore irrelevant
Mr. Mead can potentially reveal the secrets of the society in which he lives
Writing involves creativity and individuality, traits clearly not welcomed in this society
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The citizens in "The Pedestrian" are __________________ by the television.
captivated
controlled
made unintelligent
excited
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If "The Pedestrian" is a satirical piece, what might the author, Ray Bradbury, be commenting on?
Society's laziness
Society's lack of interest in personal interaction
Society's complete dependence on technology and the resulting dangers
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do phrases such as "grassy seams," "buckling concrete walk," and "lumpy walk" imply?
The entire city is old and falling apart
There was a recent earthquake that damaged much of the walkways
No one uses the sidewalks much and they are therefore untended
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why were the police suspicious of Mr. Leonard Mead?
He was wearing sneakers
He was outside at night
He was not married
He tried to run from the police car
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who wrote "The Pedestrian?"
Ray Bradbury
Roald Dahl
Sherman Alexie
Kurt Vonnegut
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following quotations reveals the theme of "The pedestrian"?
"There was a good crystal frost in the air; it cut the nose and made the lungs blaze like a Christmas tree inside....."
"... he could imagine himself upon the center of a plain, a wintry, windless Arizona desert with no house in a thousand miles,..."
"The tombs, ill-lit by television light, where the people sat like the dead, the gray or multi-colored lights touching their faces, but never really touching them."
"Was that a murmur of laughter from within a moon-white house?"
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