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All Summer in a Day

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    vocab about "All Summer in a Day"
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  • How often did it rain on Venus?
    seven years
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  • What does "tumult" mean?
    chaos, disorder
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  • What does "resilient" mean?
    flexible, springy, tough
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  • The story opens with the question "Ready?" What are the characters getting ready for?
    the sun to come out
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  • Why do the other children bully Margot in "All Summer in a Day"?
    They're jealous because she's seen the sun before
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  • Who cries saying "it was all a joke"? why?
    The boy. He is not named.
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  • What does "savor" mean?
    to take great pleasure in; to greatly enjoy
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  • What does it mean if the wind is "slackening"?
    It is not as windy now as it was a little while ago.
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  • What does "tremble" mean?
    to shake slightly
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  • Where does "All Summer in a Day" take place?
    Venus
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  • The sun shines once every ____________ years.
    7
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  • Margot last saw the sun where?
    Earth
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  • Margot is happy on Venus. True or false?
    False
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  • Why are people on Venus?
    To start a new civilization.
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  • To "muffle" something is to....
    make something quieter
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  • What does "concussion" mean?
    It's a very hard hit, a pounding.
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