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All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury (Review)

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