3. What causes Eckels to stray off the path?






4. Why does Travis force Eckels to retrieve the steel bullets from the monster’s body?






5. How does Eckels change the course of history?





6. Analyze the different meanings that can be attributed to the story’s title.






7. Bradbury’s writing is lush, full of figures of speech and vivid descriptions. List all the things that the tyrannosaur is compared with. What descriptive details help you see, hear, and smell Bradbury’s fabulous prehistoric swamp?






8. What are the signs of change that Eckels notices when he gets out of the machine at the end of the story?






9. What is the final sound of thunder that Eckels hears?