Q1. What year is the story "The Pedestrian" set in?

Q2. What is Leonard Mead's profession? 

Q3. How many years has Leonard Mead been walking the streets by himself? 

Q4. What is Leonard Mead’s usual nightly activity?  

Q5. In the story, how does society spend its evenings? 

Q6. What kind of mood is described during Leonard Mead’s walks?

Q7. What does Leonard Mead notice about the houses he passes by?

Q8. What does Leonard Mead do to passersby when he walks? 

Q9. How many police cars are left in the city? 

Q10. What is Leonard Mead’s reaction when the police car approaches him? 

Q11. What is unusual about the police car that stops Leonard Mead? 

Q12. What question does the police car repeatedly ask Leonard Mead?

Q13. Why is Leonard Mead considered suspicious by the police car? 

Q14. What does the police car suggest about Leonard Mead’s behavior? 

Q15. Where does the police car take Leonard Mead at the end of the story? 

Q16. What does Leonard Mead say when asked if he has a "viewing screen" at home?

Q17. What is Leonard Mead’s house described as? 

Q18. Why is Leonard Mead’s profession of writing obsolete in this society? 

Q19. What does Leonard Mead symbolize in the story? 

Q20. What theme is central to the story? 

Q21. What type of society is depicted in "The Pedestrian"? 

Q22. Why does Leonard Mead feel disconnected from the rest of society? 

Q23. What is the primary form of entertainment in Leonard Mead's society? 

Q24. Why is Leonard Mead’s walking unusual? 

Q25. How does the setting of "The Pedestrian" contribute to the theme?

Q26. What does Leonard Mead’s arrest suggest about this future society?

Q27. What does Leonard Mead's house symbolize in the story? 

Q28. What is ironic about Leonard Mead’s arrest? 

Q29. What does the empty police car symbolize? 

Q30. What is Bradbury warning against in "The Pedestrian"?