19 questions
Fill in the blank: Most children are________________ and adapt to change easily, but Margot does not.
slackening
surged
resilient
savored
Fill in the blank: Everyone delighted in and ___________________ the springtime.
slackening
surged
resilient
savored
Fill in the blank: As the rain finally began __________________, the children anxiously awaited a chance to play outside.
slackening
surged
resilient
savored
Fill in the blank: The ____________________ jungle floor bounced under the children as they ran and played.
slackening
surged
resilient
savored
Fill in the blank: When the heavy rain collected and ___________________, it created a tidal wave.
slackening
surged
resilient
savored
Where are the children at the resolution of this story?
In their classroom
standing by the closet where they have locked Margot
Outside running in the sunshine
In the underground tunnels, playing tag
What approximate time frame does the story take place in?
Two hours
One full day
A summer
A year
What can you conclude that the children forgot about while they're outside in the sunshine?
The rain's return
Margot's situation
Their techer
The wild animals
What changes do the children notice when they go outside?
The immense silence and blazing blue sky
The whistling wind and the midnight sky
The rustling of the leaves on the trees and the wetness
The green jungle and beautiful tulips
How do we know that the children feel terrible about what they did to Margot?
They apologize to Margot
They tell their teacher what they did
They can't meet each other's eyes and hold their heads down
They help raise money to send Margot back to Earth
The children move slowly and hesitate to see Margot at the end of the story because...
they can't bear to see her pale face
they know they will get in trouble now
they are worried that she may not be where they left her
they know they have done a cruel thing to her
The setting of the story...
could have been anywhere
is central to the story's problem
makes the problem worse
has nothing to do with the story's problem
What problem does the setting of this story cause Margot?
she misses her old friends on Earth
she cannot live with her parents while she is on Venus
there is never enough light for her to see
she is miserable without the sun
As the selection begins, the children are waiting for the...
first solar eclipse in seven years
arrival of the brightest comet ever seen
arrival of an artificial sun that will make Venus warm
rain will stop for the first time in seven years
Which of the following is true of nine-year old children who have spent all their lives on the planet Venus?
the children are always cruel to those who don't fit in
the children have never heard a bird sing
the children grow up with no memory of sunlight or blue-skies
the children speak a different language than English
How does the other children make Margot feel?
wise
intimidated
talented
clumsy
All the following are reasons that the children hate Margot EXCEPT...
her family's future plans to go home
her intelligence
her pale face
her thinness
What two nasty thing do the children do to Margot?
they joke that the sun isn't coming out, and they lock her in the closet
they tell jokes about her and lock her in the closet
they pull her hair and let her get lost in the underground tunnel
they steal her things and chase her outside in the rain
How long does the sun shine once it appears?
all summer
two hours
twelve hours
twenty-four hours