sound of thunder questions

1. What procedures do the safari guides take when time traveling? 
2. How does the discussion about mice foreshadow the conclusion of the story?
3. Once everyone returns from the safari, what does Eckles find on the bottom of his shoe?
4. How far back are they traveling?
5. How much does it cost to go on the safari?
6. How does the story compare to a safari or journey today? 
7. What is the role of the narrator in "A Sound of Thunder"?
8. Who is Travis? How would you describe him? 
9. Before the trip starts, why does the time travel company try to scare Eckles? 
10. How does the butterfly that Eckels steps on contribute to the theme of the short story? 
11. What is the personality of Travis?
12. What similes are used?  Give three examples. 
13. Whom might Travis be referring to as his royal majesty? 
14. Who were the two candidates for president of the United States?
15. How does Lesperance select the animals that can be hunted? 
16. Why does Eckels compare people to chess pieces?
17. What is Eckles's reaction to the Tyrannosaurus? 
18. Why must the hunters stay on the path and shoot selected animals? 
19. In "A Sound of Thunder," why was the walkway so important to the success of the safari and the world? 
20. What is the sound of thunder at the end of "A sound of thunder"?