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All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury (Review)

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  • When do the children remember that they locked Margot in the closet?
    while they wait for the sun.
    after the sun faded and the rain returned.
    while they are playing outside.
    when their teacher asks about Margot.
  • Which of the following sentences is the last line of the story?
    They unlocked the door, even more slowly, and let Margot out
    “Oh, it’s better than the sun lamps, isn’t it?”
    They walked slowly down the hall in the sound of cold rain.
    Lightning struck ten miles away, five miles away, a mile.
  • What color was the sun when it came out?
    Flaming yellow
    Flaming orange
    Flaming red
    Flaming bronze
  • To take great pleasure in
    savor
  • How did Margot respond to her classmates locking her in the closet?
    She didn't fight back
    They threatened to tell the teacher
    Margot cried uncontrollably
    She fought back and tried to get out of the closet
  • Why did their smiles vanish away?
    The forest was too muddy
    It started raining
    They fell
    They had to stop playing
  • Where did the children lock Margot?
    the closet
    the classroom
    the uv room
  • Weaken, reduce, and subside are synonyms for _______
    slacken
  • burning fiercely or brightly
    blazing
  • What did the children play in the forest?
    hide and seek
    tag
    all of the above
  • Why don't the other students like Margot?
    Margot's experiences are very different than the other stude
    Margot thinks she is better than the others.
    Margot does not like to take showers.
    Margot picks on William.
  • Flexible and springy
    resilient
  • the act of pushing someone rudely
    shove
  • The word that best describes how Margot's classmates feel about her at the beginning of the story is...
    friendly
    jealous
    frightened
    afraid
  • Which event is part of the falling action?
    The students realize they left Margot in the closet.
    They open the closet door.
    The children walk slowly back into the classroom
    Margot is pushed by William.
  • Which detail points to this story being an example of science fiction?
    Scientists study the sun
    Children dream of the sun
    Rain fall for seven years
    It takes place on Venus
  • At the beginning of the story, the children are waiting for...
    a science experiment
    a rainstorm
    the sunshine
    an early dismissal
  • Why are William and the children jealous of Margot?
    She's a teacher's pet
    Her family is wealthy
    She came from Earth and will likely return
    She's a great writer
  • Margot knows more about the sun than her classmates because...
    she can remember her life on Earth.
    her father is an astronomer.
  • Which statement best expresses a major theme of "All Summer In a Day"? following the ...
    crowd can result in damage to the environment.
    crowd can give people the courage to try new things.
    crowd can make people afraid to be independent.
    crowd can lead to cruel actions that you will regret later.
  • How long does the sun come out on Venus?
    1 second
    1 minute
    1 hour
    1 month
  • "All Summer In a Day" takes place on the planet...
    Earth
    Mars
    Venus
    Mercury
  • Why do the children move slowly and hesitate to see Margot at the end of the story?
    they can't stand to see her pale face.
    they know they have done a cruel thing to her.
    they are worried that Margot may not be where they left her.
    they know they will get in trouble now.
  • How did the children feel while waiting for the sun to appear?
    sad
    uninterested
    angry
    excited
  • Which event is in the rising action?
    The children looked out the window at the rain.
    All of the above
    Margot was put in the closet.
    The students go outside to experience the sun.
  • Look at the sentence from the story. Which word below is a synonym (similar meaning) for frail? "She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years."
    unusual
    loud
    delicate
    smart
  • The word that best describes how Margot's classmates feel about her at the beginning of the story is...
    afraid
    frightened
    friendly
    jealous
  • In the story, the sun only comes out every...
    7 months
    7 seconds
    7 days
    7 years
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