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The Illustrated Man (Short Stories) 1951 By



COMPREHENSIVE READING GUIDE



NAME: ____________________________ PERIOD: ________ FINAL DUE DATE: ____________________ TOTAL POINTS: __________ / 100 PDF Full Text: http://greenhumanities.edublogs.org/files/2012/09/Bradbury-Illustrated-Man-1wytglb.pdf



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DIRECTIONS Background: The Illustrated Man is a novel you will understand and enjoy reading because of the interesting characters and many stories. Task: Because of the many characters, ideas, themes, and subthemes tied into the stories found in The Illustrated Man, organization and comprehension can be challenging. In order for you to maximize you reading experience with Bradbury’s novel, you will complete this comprehensive reading guide.



Purpose: The purpose of reading this novel (short stories) and completing the guide is to gain an understanding of the elements of science fiction, connect themes with other literature, your own life, and contemporary culture, engage in written analysis, participate in large and small group discussion, research, evaluate, and participate in presentations. These stories will also help prepare us for our large unit of Farenhiet 451. Most importantly these stories are good and we hopefully can enjoy them as a group.



Audience: Your audience will be the teacher for final evaluation and your peers during discussion.



Procedure: 1. Read all of the directions in each section as you progress through the reading guide. All directions must be followed or no credit will be given. 2. COMPLETE SENTENCES must be written for all answers or no credit will be given 3. Where indicated, answers must include evidence from the novel (quote, passage, etc.) with page number or no credit will be given. 4. Complete each portion of the study guide on the assigned due date. This WILL count towards your grade. 5. In addition, your completed reading guide will be collected as a whole for a test grade on the assigned due date. 6. Take notes during discussion and as you read. 7. See the teacher if you have any questions or concerns. 2



The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury “The Prologue” VOCABULARY Directions: Define each word. Locate it in the story and indicate the page number. Write the portion of the passage, quote, or sentence where the word appears.



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Vocabulary word Prologue



Page Definition # 1 The introductory part of a novel



Sentence from story “Prologue: The Illustrated Man”



immense



elongation



intricate



connoisseur



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Summary for “The Prologue” Directions: Write a summary or paraphrase for this section of the novel. Your summary should include the setting, key characters, the climax, and resolution.



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Guided Reading Questions for “The Prologue” Directions: Read each question/statement below. Write your answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES on the lines provided or NO CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN. Include a quoted line or passage from the story to support your point. 1. What genre is The Illustrated Man? ______________________________________________ 2. What is the setting? _________________________________________________________ 3. How was the illustrated man dressed? Give a textual example. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4



4. What type of work was the illustrated man used to doing? Give a textual example. ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. List ten adjectives to describe the illustrated man when he first meets the narrator. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Does the narrator know the man is illustrated when he first meets him? Give textual examples. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. How old is the illustrated man? _________________________________________________ 8. What does he say his illustrations can do? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________



9. Why did the man decided to get tattooed? Give a textual example. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. Summarize/paraphrase what the man says about his tattoos. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 11. Describe the lady who tattooed the man. Why is he looking for her? Give a textual example. 5



______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 12. How does the man say he tried to get rid of the illustrations? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 13. What happens to the illustrations as night? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 14. Explain the line “Everyone wants to see the pictures, and yet nobody wants to see them” (2). ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 15. What is the purpose of the empty spot on the man’s right shoulder? ______________________________________________________________________________ 16. How many illustrations are on the man’s body? ___________________________________



The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury “The veldt” VOCABULARY Directions: Define each word. Locate it in the story and indicate the page number. Write the portion of the passage, quote, or sentence where the word appears



Vocabulary word veldt



Page #



Definition



Sentence from story



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automaticity



odorphonics



jaunt



bemused



emanations



intersperse



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Summary for “The Veldt” Directions: Write a summary or paraphrase for this section of the novel. Your summary should include the setting, key characters, the climax, and resolution.



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3. When George Hadley entered the nursery, what type of scene did he discover? Give a textual example. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. How did his wife Lydia feel about the nursery? Give a textual example. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. When the father confronted the children about the African scene in the nursery, how did the children respond? Did the parents believe them? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Describe the Hadley’s Happy-life Home. What are some of its features, what conveniences is it designed to provide, and what is ironic about its name? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. Describe the nursery, both as a marketed ideal and as it is presented in the story. What was the feeling the father and mother were getting from the intense scene depicted in the nursery when they entered? At what point does it become a menacing place? Give textual examples. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. Describe the character of the Hadley’s as parents. What type of parents are they? What type of children are Wendy and Peter? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 9. David McClean, the Hadleys’ psychologist friend warns that the nursery has taken over George and Lydia’s role as parents. How might this have happened? Do you see parallels with today’s electronic gadgets and toys? ______________________________________________________________________________ 9



______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. What does he suggest the father do about the nursery and the children? Give textual examples. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 11. If the nursery is a symbol, what does it symbolize? Consider the ordinary connotation or suggestion of the word “nursery” in your response. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 12. What restrictions does the father impose on Wendy and Peter? Why might this cause hostility and resentment toward the parents? What does this foreshadow? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 13. Explain the quote “Where before they [children] had a Santa Clause, now they have a scrooge” (16). ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 14. At one point, George Hadley comments that the nursery may not like being shut off. What are the implications of this statement? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 15. State how the children reacted when the father “killed” the nursery. Give textual support. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 16. Both George and Lydia feel uneasy about the technology in their home. Why, then, do they maintain it? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 17. Explain the quote “We were, [dead] for a long while. Now we’re going to really start living” (17). ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________



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18. George discovers two bloody items in the nursery. What are they, and how do they foreshadow his and Lydia’s demise? What other foreshadowing clues does the veldt scene provide? How might Bradbury be suggesting the virtual reality mechanism in the nursery operates? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 19. Explain the quote “And suddenly they [parents] realized why those screams had sounded so familiar. What does Bradbury suggest about the actions of the children? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 20. What is the theme of “The Veldt?” How is this theme dramatized in the story? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________



The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury “Kaleidoscope” VOCABULARY Directions: Define each word. Locate it in the story and indicate the page number. Write the portion of the passage, quote, or sentence where the word appears



Vocabulary word



Page #



Definition



Sentence from story



kaleidoscope



disembodied



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impassioned



irrevocable



mutiny



Summary for “Kaleidoscope” Directions: Write a summary or paraphrase for this section of the novel. Your summary should include the setting, key characters, the climax, and resolution.



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Guided Reading Questions for “Kaleidoscope” Directions: Read each question/statement below. Write your answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES on the lines provided or NO CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN. Include a quoted line or passage from the story to support your point. 1. What did the astronauts fail to do which would have saved them from falling haphazardly through space?



__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2. Why did Hollis have to stop the screaming of one of his men at all costs? What did he do to stop the screaming? Did he feel guilty? Give a textual example.



__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3. Describe the relationship between Applegate and Hollis. Give textual examples.



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__________________________________________________________________ 5. Describe the relationship between Hollis and Lespere. Give textual examples.



__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 6. In what way does Lespere feel he is better off than Hollis?



__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 7. How does Lespere’s death carry more meaning with it? How has Hollis changed? Why? Give textual examples.



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__________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 8. What was happening to Hollis’s body as he fell through space?



__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 9. How did Applegate change? __________________________________________



__________________________________________________________________ 10. How did the chapter get its name? _____________________________________________ 11. Where did Hollis finally hit? What was Hollis’ last wish? Give textual support.



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The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury “The Other Foot” VOCABULARY Directions: Define each word. Locate it in the story and indicate the page number. Write the portion of the passage, quote, or sentence where the word appears



Vocabulary word lynch



Page #



Definition



Sentence from story



delegation



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bewildered



reluctant



revokable



murmur



edifice



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Summary for “The Other Foot” Directions: Write a summary or paraphrase for this section of the novel. Your summary should include the setting, key characters, the climax, and resolution.



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Guided Reading Questions for “The Other Foot” Directions: Read each question/statement below. Write your answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES on the lines provided or NO CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN. Include a quoted line or passage from the story to support your point. 1. Explain the meaning of the title. ________________________________________________



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4. Why were the African Americans on Mars? _______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Why had no “Earth people”—white men—been to Mars in twenty years? Give textual example. _____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. What was Hattie afraid the townspeople might do? _________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. Identify the reasons why Willie hates the Earth people. Give a textual example. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. What does he think is only fair? ________________________________________________ 9. Describe the man who came off the rocket. _______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. What does the man tell the people on Mars? What does he ask the inhabitants of mars to do? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 11. What do the Mars’ people decide to do with the visitor? ____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. What caused the people to change their minds about revenge? _______________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 13. Explain the quote “I really seen him clear” (38). ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 17



The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury “The Man” VOCABULARY Directions: Define each word. Locate it in the story and indicate the page number. Write the portion of the passage, quote, or sentence where the word appears



Vocabulary word provincial



Page #



Definition



Sentence from story



blase



incredulous



inopportune



insubordination



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overwrought



correlated



consolidate



Summary for “The Man” Directions: Write a summary or paraphrase for this section of the novel. Your summary should include the setting, key characters, the climax, and resolution.



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Guided Reading Questions for “The Man” Directions: Read each question/statement below. Write your answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES on the lines provided or NO CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN. Include a quoted line or passage from the story to support your point. 1. Explain why Captain Hart is so upset. ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What reason does Martin give to Captain Hart for space travel? Give a textual example. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What information does martin give to Captain Hart about the lack of reception committee? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Describe the person who appeared in the city. Give a textual example. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is Martin’s reaction to the people and their story? ______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Does Captain Hart believe the story? Give a textual example. ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. Which rockets arrive? What condition are the occupants in? __________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. What happened to Burton? What does Captain Hart now realize? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________



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9. When Hart asks the mayor for the stranger’s location, what is the mayor’s answer? ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. What does Hart do? _________________________________________________________ 11. Where is Hart going? Does Martin know? _______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 12. What is Hart going to ask for when he finds the stranger? ___________________________ 13. What do Martin and the crew do? ______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 14. Where is the stranger? _______________________________________________________



The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury “The Long Rain” VOCABULARY Directions: Define each word. Locate it in the story and indicate the page number. Write the portion of the passage, quote, or sentence where the word appears



Vocabulary word molted



Page #



Definition



Sentence from story



pallid



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manacles



Summary for “The Long Rain” Directions: Write a summary or paraphrase for this section of the novel. Your summary should include the setting, key characters, the climax, and resolution.



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Guided Reading Questions for “The Long Rain” Directions: Read each question/statement below. Write your answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES on the lines provided or NO CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN. Include a quoted line or passage from the story to support your point. 1. What were the men in search of and why? _______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What planet were they on? _____________________________________________________ 3. Specifically describe the building the men were looking for. __________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What was the “electric monster?” Describe it and give a textual example. _____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. What did the men encounter when they reached their “destination?” ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. What did Pickard say happened to the building? ____________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. What did he say happened to the men? ___________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. What did the men then decide to do? _____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 9. Explain what Pickard experienced while he slept. ___________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 23



10. What did the men fear would happen to Pickard if they left him and how? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 11. Explain what Simmons did and why. ___________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. Explain how the lieutenant reacted. ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 13. What did the lieutenant find despite all the obstacles he went through? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________



Summary for “The Last Night of the World” Directions: Write a summary or paraphrase for this section of the novel. Your summary should include the setting, key characters, the climax, and resolution.



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Guided Reading Questions for “The Last Night of the World” Directions: Read each question/statement below. Write your answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES on the lines provided or NO CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN. Include a quoted line or passage from the story to support your point. 1. What is the question asked at the beginning of the chapter? __________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is the man’s dream? _____________________________________________________ 3. What is so unusual about it? ___________________________________________________



__________________________________________________________________ 4. How long will it take for the world to end? Why? What is the date? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Explain the reactions of the people in the story. Give a textual example. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. How do the husband and wife decide to spend their last night? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. What is the last thing the wife does? Why is this so unusual? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________



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The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury “Marionettes, Inc.” VOCABULARY Directions: Define each word. Locate it in the story and indicate the page number. Write the portion of the passage, quote, or sentence where the word appears



Vocabulary word eminent



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Definition



Sentence from story



unethical



marionettes



incorporated



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Summary for “Marionettes, Inc.” Directions: Write a summary or paraphrase for this section of the novel. Your summary should include the setting, key characters, the climax, and resolution.



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Guided Reading Questions for “Marionettes, Inc.” Directions: Read each question/statement below. Write your answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES on the lines provided or NO CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN. Include a quoted line or passage from the story to support your point. 1. When the reader first meets Smith and Braling what are they discussing? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Explain why Braling married. Give a textual example. ______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________



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3. Explain why Smith is unhappy. Give a textual example. _____________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What does Smith decide to do? _________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. What does Smith discover? ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 6. What is the truth about Nettie? _________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. Explain the problem with Braling II. Give textual support. ___________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. How does the chapter end? ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________



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