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The Pedestrian

Appeared in 2 of the 2 available papers.

Examined in
2 of 2 papers

Appears almost every year — treat as core

Typically worth
9 marks

Average per paper it appears in · 18 marks in total

Usual form
Short answer

43% of this chapter's 7 questions

Needs a diagram
0%

No diagram questions in this chapter

Question-type distribution

  • Short answer3
  • MCQ2
  • Reasoning2

Most frequent topics

Sequence of events 1The world of the story 1Setting of the story 1The graveyard comparison 1The interrogation 1The ending 1Theme and title 1
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Showing 7 of 7 matching questions (18 marks).

7 questions

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Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write ONLY the correct answers.)

5

Read the following extract from Ray Bradbury's short story, 'The Pedestrian', and answer the questions that follow:

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'Sometimes he (Mead) would walk for hours and miles and return only at midnight to his house. And on his way he would see the cottages and homes with their dark windows, and it was not unequal to walking through a graveyard where only the faintest glimmers of firefly light appeared in flickers behind the windows.'

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Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write ONLY the correct answers.)