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Ray Bradbury

The Illustrated Man

Ray BradburyFiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1951

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PROLOGUE

Reading Check

1. Who tattooed the Illustrated Man?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why does the Illustrated Man warn the narrator to look away from his tattoos while he sleeps?

STORY 1: “The Veldt”

Reading Check

1. What do George and Lydia see when they enter their children’s virtual reality nursery?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why does the child psychologist David McClean think Peter and Wendy are preoccupied with death and violence?

STORY 2: “Kaleidoscope”

Reading Check

1. Who is Hollis?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does Hollis realize he is different from Lespere?

Paired Resource

The Human Body in Space

  • This article from NASA’s Human Research Program explores the physical and mental health risks of space travel.
  • This connects to the theme of Technology and the Dysfunctional Family.
  • What are the physical and mental health risks of space travel? How are some of these risks imagined in Bradbury’s stories?

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