A Sound of Thunder

Eckels travels with Time Safari because he wants to---

Be young again

Correct past mistakes

Hunt dinosaurs

Learn how time machines work

At the beginning of the story, what event has just occurred?

Time Travel has been outlawed

Eckels just killed a lizard

Eckels has just gotten a new job

Keith has been elected president

The men who travel back in time are told they must what?

Stay on the safari path

Not shoot animals with red paint on them

Promise not to tell anyone what they see

Maintain a strict diet a week before departure

Travis is angry with Eckels because--

He thinks Eckels is an arrogant fool

Eckels stepped off the path

He and Eckels are old rivals

Eckels has attacked other humans

In "A Sound of Thunder" the hunters are allowed to kill dinosaurs that have been marked with red paint because those dinosaurs

Aren't real

are easiest to kill

have only one brain

Are about to die anyway

The path through the jungle in "A Sound of Thunder" is mainly intended to

Prevent history from changing.

Protect the hunters from the dinosaurs. Protect the dinosaurs from the hunters.

protect the hunters from the dinosaurs.

make it easier to walk through the jungle.

In "A Sound of Thunder" which of the following beliefs leads Eckels to decide against trying to kill the dinosaur?

There is no way that the dinosaur can be killed.

There is nothing to be gained from killing the dinosaur.

The chances that the dinosaur's death will change history are too great.

Which is the best theme statement for “A Sound of Thunder”?

Stepping carelessly can lead to negative outcomes.

Every action, big or small, has lasting consequences.

All choices will eventually lead to the need for more choices.

Follow directions to avoid negatively affecting democracy.

How can Eckels be characterized when he steps off the path?

Defiant and aggressive

Brave and daring

Rebellious and curious

Confused and scared

At the end of "A Sound of Thunder" what event does the sound of thunder strongly hint at?

The end of the world.

Travis shooting Eckels.

The butterflies death.

Eckels shooting himself.

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