- annihilate- destroy or defeat
- expendable- a little significance to an overall purpose
- infinitesimally- vessels in the circulatory system
- primeval- earliest age in the history of the world/an instinct of a felling or action
- resilient- to recover quickly or back into shape
- revoke- put an end to the validity or operation
- sheathed- encase something in a close fitting or protective covering
- subliminal- affecting someones mind without them being aware of it
- taint- a bad or undesirable quality or substance
- undulate- move with a smooth wavelike motion
II. LITERARY TERMS:
- foreshadowing- be a warning or indication of a future event
When Eckels says that how different it would have been if Deutsher had won the election and when they get back to the future and Eckels finds out that Deutsher has actually won the election when at first it was the other person who won.
- simile- comparing two things using like or as
- metaphor- a word is applied to an object or action
example: "A Sound of Thunder"
- protagonist- the main character if the story the leading role and most important person
The protagonist of the story is Eckels. His main goal is to get home safely and kill the dinosaur.
III. QUESTIONS:
1. What company does Eckels visit?
the safari that Eckels visit was Time Safari Inc.
2. What are the penalties for disobeying instructions?
the penalties for disobeying instructions was extra $10,000 + government action.
3. About what is Eckels thankful?
Eckel is thankful for that Keith was elected president of the US.
4. What did some people want to do if Deutscher had won the election and why?
what some people wanted to do if Deutscher had won the election was that they wanted to go back to 1492 because they didn't wan't a man who was a dictatorship.
5. What does the man behind the desk tell Eckels happened last year that makes Eckels think about going on
the safari?
what happened last year was that 6 safaris leaders and 12 hunters were killed by dinosaurs.
6. Who is the Safari Leader?
the safari leader is Mr. Travis.
7. How many people besides Eckels are on the trip? Name them.
there were 4 other people on the trip who were Mr.Travis, Lesperance, Billings, and Kramer.
8. What does Travis tell Eckels is the best way to kill a dinosaur?
Travis tells Eckels that the best way to kill is to shoot them first in the eye to blind them then shoot them in the brain.
9. When the hunters arrive at their destination, what does Travis tell them hasn’t happened yet in history?
what has not happened yet in history was that Christ was not born yet, moses has not gone to the mountains to talk to God, pyramids are still on earth, and that Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon, and Hitler did not exists yet.
10. How many years did the men travel?
they traveled 60,002,055 years ago.
11. What is the antigravity metal path and why must the men stay on it?
it is were you walk on so no one disturbs the past.
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?
they didn't want to bring back bacteria and to have extra oxygen.
14. What is unique about the dinosaurs that the men can shoot?
Lesperance marked the dinosaurs with red paint and only killed those with no future ready to die.
15. What is a paradox?
a situation, person or thing that combines features or qualities.
16. What does Eckels jokingly pretend to do?
he pretends to shoot in the air waving the gun around.
17. How does the reader know Eckels is afraid?
he knows because he says, "I'm shaking like a kid."
18. What does Eckels say when he sees the size of the dinosaur?
he said it could touch the moon.
19. How do the men know which dinosaurs they can shoot?
they had red paint on their chest.
20. Where was Eckels on his way to when he stepped off the path?
he was heading to the time machine.
21. What do Billings and Kramer do after the dinosaur is dead?
they throw up
22. What does Lesperance offer Billings and Kramer that they turn down?
he offers them trophy picture
23. What does Travis tell Eckels they are going to do to him?
that they are going to leave him in the past.
24. What does Travis make Eckels do in order to go back with them?
he cuts the bullets out of the dinosaur.
25. What does Eckels notice about the sign on their return?
the future was changed the letters on the sign were changed.
26. What does Eckels find on the bottom of his boots?
a dead butterfly from the past
27. What does Eckels learn about the election?
Deutscher won the election
28. What is the reader to infer that Travis does to Eckels?
Travis shoots him
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