Imagery
What was the narrator describing when they said "a great evil god"
The T-Rex
Who wrote "A Sound of Thunder"?
Ray Bradbury
In what year did the characters enter the time machine on their way to the safari?
2055
Why are they allowed to kill certain animals, if they are worried about changing the future?
The animals they hunt on the safari were going to die fairly soon
Who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist?
Eckels (protagonist) and Travis (antagonist)
What kind of imagery is being used in this quote "The jungle was wide and full of twitterings, rustling, murmurs, and sighs".
Sound Imagery
How did they know which animals to kill?
Before the safari, Lesperance would go back in time and mark the animal to be killed with red paint
What is the purpose of The Path?
To keep anyone from stepping on something that is important to the future
Why couldn't they leave the bullets in the dinosaur?
Because they were a material from the future that didn't belong in that time
How did Eckels react to seeing the dinosaur?
He got too scared and wanted to go back home
Describe what was imbedded in the mud on the bottom of Eckels boot.
A green, black, and gold butterfly
Why did Travis shoot Eckles at the end of the story?
He stepped on a butterfly, which changed the their timeline
How much did it cost to go on the safari?
$10,000
Why did Travis want to leave Eckels in the past?
He was angry that he had stepped off The Path.
How many people went on the safari?
What figure of speech does Bradbury use in this quote, "Time was a film run backward"?
What is the turning point of the story?
When Eckels stepped off the path and walked into the jungle
How far above the earth does the anti-gravity path float?
six inches.
What was the penalty for disobeying the time travel instructions?
Another $10,000 and government action would be taken.
At the beginning of the story who had won the election?
Keith
What figure of speech does Bradbury use in this quote, "It was like standing by a wrecked ship'?
What is the climax of the story?
when the official in the office reveals that the president election had changed
How many setting does Bradbury use in this story? Can you name them?
Three. the office, the time machine, and the prehistoric jungle.
the man and his desk in the office, the look and feel and smell of the air, and the language on the sign
What are the names of the two other hunters on the trip with Eckels?
Billings and Keith