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To what did Leonard Mead compare the houses?
tombs
Mr. Mead loved walking in the evening, even though he is the only person on the streets, and he has no wife or family mentioned in the story. He seems to enjoy a __________ life.
a. busy
b. sociable
c. solitary
solitary
Where does the story take place?
a large city
Why did Leonard Mead get taken into custody?
because the police car implied that he was mentally unstable for walking
What kind of shoes does Mr. Mead wear and why?
sneakers because he does not want dogs to hear him walking
What is the cop car's voice described as by Leonard Mead?
metallic
The police car is most likely going to ________ Mr. Mead for his behavior.
incarcerate / arrest
At what time does Leonard Mead start talking to the houses?
8:30 P.M.
What did the police car first say to Mr. Mead?
"Stand still. Stay where you are! Don't move!"
What is Leonard Mead's self-proclaimed profession?
a writer
How many police cars were there in the city?
1
When water ebbs does it increase in amount or volume or decrease?
decrease
How many houses were lit up when Leonard passed his street in the police car?
only his / 1
What did Leonard Mead whisper to every house while he walked?
"Hello in there" / "What's up tonight on Channel 4, Channel 7, Channel 9?"
What is Leonard Mead's wife's name?
he doesn't have a wife
Where was the police car taking Leonard Mead?
"The Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies"
[The police car] smelled of riveted steel. It smelled of harsh _______; it smelled too clean and hard and metallic. There was nothing soft there.
antiseptic
In what year did the story take place?
2053 A.D.
How many people had Leonard encountered in all his years of walking?
none
Exactly how many years has Leonard Mead been walking?
10
On what street did Leonard Mead live?
South St. James Street
to display or show by one’s acts or appearance
manifest
At what time did the story begin?
8:00 P.M.
When the police car finds out Mr. Mead is a writer, it replies, "No profession." Why might it have responded this way?
It doesn't support writers or that the government's attitude is that writing is not a real job.
What was the last words Leonard Mead said before the story ended?
"That's my house."