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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens ever 7 years on Venus?A rocket ship lands with one more settlerAll of the trees stop growingThe sun explodesThe sun shines for one hour
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHow is Margot different from the other children?She is older than the other studentsShe is much taller than the other studentsShe has seen the sun when she lived on EarthShe danced in the rain
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Margot refuse to shower in the shower rooms?Water will affect her skinOther students ridicule her and single her out.She wants the others to know she is not like them.It reminds her of the constant rain she has come to hate
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe other children dislike Margot because she...has red hair and blue eyes.does not join in their gamesclaims to have seen the sun.was born on Venus.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe day the rain stops, what do the children experience first?a quick rise in temperaturean avalanche, a tornado and a hurricaneguilt about what they did to Margota tremendous silence
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow do the children react to the sunny day?They are fearful because they don’t understand itThey run and shout with pleasureThey all begin to cry at onceThey won’t listen to their teacher’s warning about time.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat metaphor does the author use to describe the forests?a nest of octopuses with fleshy armsa blessed sea of no sound or motiona film of an avalanche, a tornado or a hurricanean old photograph from a dusty album
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow do the children react when they remember about Margot?They become fearful for her safety.They are jealous about her knowledgeThey feel shame and embarrassment.They feel a new affection for her
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy are the students on Venus?as an experiment to see the effects of sunlightbecause their parents are rocket peopleto get a better educationto wait seven years for the next Earth shuttle
- 10. Multiple ChoiceMargot’s “biggest crime” was that—she had come to Venus only five years before and remembered the sunher parents were taking her back to Earth the following year.she thought that she was better than the rest of the children.she would not play with the rest of the children.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote the poem, “I think the sun is a flower/That blooms for just an hour”?the teacherWilliamMargotMr. Poole
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhen the little boy pushes Margot and asks her what she is waiting for, Bradbury writes that “what she was waiting for was in her eyes.” What was in her eyes?longing for the sunhurt in painanger toward Williamacceptance of her fate
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe main conflict in the story is—the children versus Margot (external conflict).the continual rain on Venus (external conflict).Margot’s mood swings (internal conflict).The parents’ desire to return to Earth (internal conflict).
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhy is Margot going back to Ohio?her parents will make thousands more dollars therethe other children hate MargotMargot is depressed on Venus and her parents are worriedVenus will be destroyed
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe author states, “It had been raining for seven years,” which indicates—that the author is lyingthat this is an autobiographythat the story is fantasythat the story will have a happy ending
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich point of view is this story told from?first personsecond personthird person omniscient (all knowing)third person limited
- 17. Multiple ChoiceBradbury set this story on Venus to show that—people behave differently in a new situation.teachers do not always check carefully on their studentswaiting greatly increases the appreciation of an eventcruelty to others can happen anywhere and anytime.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAlthough the story is set on another planet, what is the MOST important element in making the setting familiar to its readers?being in a classroomlistening to unending rainwaiting for a brief hour of sunlighthaving dreams about a awaited event
- 19. Multiple ChoiceHow does the setting affect the mood in the story?The future setting makes the mood happy and optimistic.The weather on Venus makes the mood dreary and gloomy.The sun makes the mood peaceful.The setting does not affect the mood.
- 20. Multiple Choice"She was an old photograph." What does the author mean by this?The author is saying Margot is actually a picture.The author is comparing Margot to an old photo because of her faded appearance.The author is comparing Margot to an old photo because she is alive and vibrant in pictures.The author believes Margot is older than she is.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best expresses the tone of the story before the sun appears?compassionate and peacefulplayful and optimisticuninterested and passiveanxious and desperate
- 22. Multiple ChoiceSelect one piece of evidence that support your answer for the tone of the story before the sun appears.she knew they were dreaming and rememberingShe was a frail girlShe better hurry; we'll miss itIt is like a penny
- 23. Multiple ChoiceHow does the author use a simile in the following quote?
"All day yesterday they had read in class about the sun. About how like a lemon it was, and how hot."The author makes a comparison to the rain to help the reader feel it.The author makes comparisons to the sun to help describe it.The author makes a reference to a lemon to help describe summer.The author makes a reference to school to show what students are studying. - 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat degree of importance does the setting have in the development of the plot?It is crucial because the weather helps create the conflict.It is unimportant because the story would not change if the setting were changed.It is somewhat important because Venus is very similar to earth.It is a minor detail because the setting is only important to the story
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe Setting of the story takes place on...EarthVenusSaturnMars
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