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Study Guide for Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder”
I. VOCABULARY: Be able to define the following words and understand them when they
appear in the story or class discussion.
annihilate: To Destroy
infinitesimally: Exceedingly Small
primeval: Resembling early stages of the world
resilient: Resisting/Determined
revoke: To be removed
sheathed: Cut
subliminal: Secret hidden in plain sight
taint: Add a Toxin to a liquid
undulate: Move with a smooth Wave-like motion
II. LITERARY TERMS: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the story.
foreshadowing: The use of Referencing future events earlier in a story
Describe what is foreshadowed in this story: The Phrase "Don't touch anything, not even a butterfly" is referencing the Butterfly effect, and the Title 'Sound of Thunder' is referencing the Gunshot at the end of the story
simile: Comparing something to another with like or as
example: There was a sound like a Bonfire burning all of time
metaphor: Comparing something to another item that it is not
example: Time was a film run Backwards
protagonist: The 'Good Guy' in a story
Who is the protagonist of this story?
Travis, he tied to warn Eckels that Killing one butterfly would re-write all of history
III. QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions.
1. What company does Eckels visit?
Time Safari, Inc.
2. What are the penalties for disobeying instructions?
A large fine, and/or Government prosecution.
3. About what is Eckels thankful?
That Deutscher didn't win the Presidential election, as there would've been a dictatorship.
4. What did some people want to do if Deutscher had won the election and why?
Escape to 1492, as he'd be a dictator
5. What does the man behind the desk tell Eckels happened last year that makes Eckels think about going on the safari?
Six Safari Leaders had died, and that the Dinosaurs were hungry
6. Who is the Safari Leader?
Travis
7. How many people besides Eckels are on the trip? Name them.
Four. Travis, Lesperance, Billings, and Kramer.
8. What does Travis tell Eckels is the best way to kill a dinosaur?
Aim for the Brain on the Head, not the spine.
9. When the hunters arrive at their destination, what does Travis tell them hasn’t happened yet in history? Moses, Hitler and The Pyramids had not yet existed.
10. How many years did the men travel?
Sixty Million Years
11. What is the antigravity metal path and why must the men stay on it?
A Path that keeps from Changing the Future, if any little thing is changed, it could greatly effect the future
12. What happened to the machine and the men’s clothes before they made their journey?
They were sterilized.
13. Why do the men wear oxygen helmets?
14. What is unique about the dinosaurs that the men can shoot?
15. What is a paradox?
16. What does Eckels jokingly pretend to do?
Shoot a T-Rex
17. How does the reader know Eckels is afraid?
The Sensory Imagery used
18. What does Eckels say when he sees the size of the dinosaur?
"It could Grab the Moon"
19. How do the men know which dinosaurs they can shoot?
If Travis says it's okay
20. Where was Eckels on his way to when he stepped off the path?
Away from the T-Rex
21. What do Billings and Kramer do after the dinosaur is dead?
Dig out the bullets
22. What does Lesperance offer Billings and Kramer that they turn down?
A trophy photo
23. What does Travis tell Eckels they are going to do to him?
Leave him in the past
24. What does Travis make Eckels do in order to go back with them?
Dig out the bullets
25. What does Eckels notice about the sign on their return?
It changed
26. What does Eckels find on the bottom of his boots?
Mud
27. What does Eckels learn about the election?
Deutscher won
28. What is the reader to infer that Travis does to Eckels?
Kill Him
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