Characters
Protagonist
Who is Eckels
What is the name of the company that time travels?
Time Safari Inc
What literary device is the following quote " We don't want anyone going who'll panic at the first shot"
Foreshadowing
" Some dinosaurs have two brains, one in the head, another far down the spinal column"
Travis
What does remit mean?
to return payment
Who is the Safari leader?
Travis
How much does it cost to take the trip?
$10,000
What literary device is the following quote " Far birds cries blew on a wind, and the smell of tar and an old salt sea, moist grasses and flowers the color of blood"
Imagery
" Trying to scare me! "
Eckels
What does delirium mean?
extreme mental disturbance
Who are the other hunters on the trip?
Billings and Kramer
How many millions of years do the travelers go back in time?
60 million
What literary device does the following quote illustrate? " Each lower leg was a piston"
Metaphor
" I track them through their entire existence"
Lesperance
What is the definition of depression having to do with finance
economic downturn
Who goes and tags the dinosaurs with paint?
Who is Lesperance
What happens to Eckels when he sees the dinosaur?
He panics and runs back to the time machine
What literary device is illustrated in the following quote "It's armored flesh glittered like a thousand green coins"
Simile
" You want the trophy picture?"
Lesperance
What does expendable mean?
worth sacrificing to gain something
Who are the two candidates running for president?
Who are Deutcher and Keith
What does the phrase "Sound of Thunder" mean in the two places it is used in the story?
1. The arrival of the T Rex
2. The gunshot at the end of the story
What literary device is illustrated in the following quote " It could reach up and grab the moon
Hyperbole
" You joking? You know very well. Deutscher of course! Who else? Not that fool weakling Keith,"
The man behind the desk
What is the definition of a paradox?
something that has or seems to have contradictory qualities