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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is Harry's main emotion in the first half of the story?
curious about the fate of the Martians
Angry at his wife for wanting to stay on Mars
Fear of being changed by the Martian environment
Annoyed by the other Earth people on Mars
- 2. Multiple Choice
What event prevents the family's return to Earth?
the family is happy living on Mars
The return ticket costs too much money
Harry's rocket doesn't work
An atomic war breaks out on Earth
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is Harry's first clue that his world is changing?
his children want Martian names
The peach blossoms change color and his garden grows green roses and purple grass
Their eyes turn golden
His neighbors calmly accept all of the change
- 4. Multiple Choice
Choose 2 options: What does Harry do to cope with his fears about living on Mars?
He investigates Martian ruins to understand them better
He tries to build a rocket to take his family back to Earth
He persuades his wife and family to go back to Earth
He spends time with other settlers who talk him out of his fears.
He concentrates on his work on the farm and house chores
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the best way to describe the Bitterings at the end of the story?
They are completely changed into Martians and have no memory of their past selves.
They are resigned to living on Mars but are unhappy with their lives there.
They are different physically but still think and act like Earth people
They are eager to return to Earth now that the atomic war is over
- 6. Multiple Choice
If a road is submerged in water, it most likely:
is impossible to navigate
has experienced a long drought
is high in the mountains
needs extensive work by the highway department
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does atmosphere mean in the following sentence?
The atmosphere of the Earth consists of 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen, and 1 percent other gases.
space
chemistry
cloud cover
surrounding air
- 8. Multiple Choice
What situation shows the meaning of forlorn?
a soccer team that just won a game
an abandoned dog sitting alone in the rain
a teenage babysitter watching two young children play
a busy man on a city street who missed the bus
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does the constant wind on Mars represent?
the power of the environment to change the Earth people
the sadness that Harry feels about not returning to Earth
the very hot weather on Mars
the destruction of the Earth people's settlement on Mars
- 10. Multiple Choice
At the end of the story, what is the attitude of the lieutenant who has recently arrived?
he finds Mars unappealing
He likes Martians and believes they are peaceful
he suspects the Martians are involved in the disappearance of the settlers
He feels enthusiastic about the new settlement being planned.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why is the sentence below a metaphor?
A river of wind submerged the house
It makes the river and the wind seem like human beings.
It describes how wind can overpower solid objects.
It suggests that the wind is a powerful river.
It shows that the house is near a river.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which quote contains an example of personification
The children, small seeds, might at any instant be sown to all the
Martian climes.
The captain looked at the room, the dusty windows, the blue mountains rising beyond…
“I feel like a salt crystal,” he said, “in a mountain stream, being washed away.”
The fear would not be stopped. It had his throat and heart.
- 13. Multiple Choice
What best expresses the meaning of the sentence below?
Rubber tires upon which children had swung in back yards hung suspended like stopped clock pendulums in the blazing air.
the swings are peeling in the harsh sun
the swings go back and forth in the breeze
the swings are no longer used as playthings
the swings are too hot to play on.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Read this similie.
"Rubber tires upon which children had swung in back yards hung suspended like stopped clock pendulums in the blazing air."
What does this figurative language help the reader see the scene in a new way?
It suggests fear for the safety of the children.
It conveys a sense of joy for the beauty of Mars.
It expresses loss of humanity while suggesting the power of Mars.
It suggests fear that the settlers will return to the settlement.
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