A Sound of Thunder - Reading Response A

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Name: Ahsan Homar
A Sound of Thunder Reading Response

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1. Describe the tone & mood of the story. List 3 adjectives for each and find quotes that support
that description.
Tone
Description Quote
Dramatic “Each lower leg was a piston, a thousand pounds of white bone, sunk in thick
ropes of muscle, sheathed over in a gleam of pebbled skin.”
P 69
violent “He heard travis shift his rifle click the safety catch and raise the weapon.
There was a sound of thunder” P148
lurid “The guns fired the monster lashed its armored tail twitched its snake jaws
and lay still a fount of blood spurted from its throat somewhere inside a sac of
fluids burst.” P89
Mood
Description Quote
uncomfortabl “Eckles felt his eyelids blink over his stare, and the sign burned in his
e momentary darkness.” P1
Unsettling “A warn phlegm gathered in Eckles throat: he swallowed and pushed it down.”
P2
Frightening
“It came great oiled, resilient, striding legs. It towered 30 feet above half of the
the trees, a great evil god.”P69
Genre
2. List 3 quotes from “A Sound of Thunder” that show that this is a science fiction story.
1.The sign that says “Time safari INC” P1
2. “A week a month a year a decade AD 2055” P16
3.”out of the mist one hundred yards away came TYRANNOSAURUS REX” P66
3. Which two conventions of the science fiction genre best support an inference that the time
travelers’ actions will change the future?
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A. Science fiction allows the narrative to break from reality, so any outcome is possible.
B. Technology in science fiction is used to entertain readers.
C. Science fiction often deals with apocalyptic scenarios.
D. How past, present, and future influence each other is often explored in science fiction.
E. Fictional languages and descriptive settings are very common devices used in science
fiction.
Plot
4. Which statement best explains why the discussion about President Keith in the opening scene
is important to the success of the story’s plot?
A. The discussion about President Keith’s election sets the plot in motion, so it is important
for the reader to learn about it prior to learning about the time travel.
B. The discussion demonstrates that President Keith won and that his opponent is
monstrous, which is necessary to know to understand the final scene’s significance.
C. It is revealed at the end that the government is at odds with the safari company, so
knowing that members of the company support President Keith is important.
D. Information about President Keith’s election serves to foreshadow the story’s dramatic
ending.
5. The scene that depicts how horrifying the dinosaur is contributes to the plot by —
A. making the careless actions Eckels takes seem believable despite the risks they pose
B. demonstrating why adventurous people would want to sign up for the safari
C. explaining why Travis and the desk clerk warn Eckels about the danger of the hunt
D. indicating that hunting a dinosaur is more challenging than hunting other game
6. Which two details best support the inference that significant changes have taken place in the
present day by the end of the story?
A. The butterfly from the prehistoric age is dead.
B. The sign on the wall reveals that language conventions are different.
C. The election has all the same candidates that it did before the hunt.
D. The air tastes and feels slightly different.
E. The office furniture seems very different.
Characterization
7. What does the time Eckels spends in the past reveal about him?
A. It reveals that he is as comfortable in a setting he knows as he is in a past era.
B. It reveals that he is unable to handle hunting large game without skilled guides.
C. It reveals that he underestimates the past and overestimates his adaptability.
D. It reveals that he romanticizes the past and does not appreciate his own era enough.
8. The enormity of visiting a time so far before his own makes Eckels —
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A. ponder whether his concern over the election was small and insignificant
B. regain confidence when he encounters the dinosaur he is supposed to shoot
C. wonder how the world will change if they can be successful on the trip
D. consider living his life in a different way when he returns to the present
This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
9. (Part A) Which conclusion can a reader draw about Eckels, based on his characterization in
the selection?
A. He doesn’t think through his actions to analyze their possible consequences.
B. He is a rule follower and he is concerned about the safety of others.
C. He is a pompous rich man, but he respects Mr. Travis’s authority.
D. He is a timid person who doesn’t want to take any risks.
10. (Part B) Which two quotes from the selection best support the answer to Part A?
A. He shook his head. “Makes you think. If the election had gone badly yesterday, I might
be here now running away from the results.” (paragraph 7)
B. “I’ve hunted tiger, wild boar, buffalo, elephant, but now, this is it,” said Eckels.
(paragraph 58)
C. The rifle in his hands seemed a cap gun. “We were fools to come. This is impossible.”
(paragraph 72)
D. “I didn’t realize it would be this big,” said Eckels. “I miscalculated, that’s all. And now I
want out.” (paragraph 76)
E. “Don’t look at me,” cried Eckels. “I haven’t done anything.” (paragraph 122)

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2. “A week a month a year a decade AD 2055” P16

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