
Flashcard on 'Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed'
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English
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7th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the main emotion experienced by Harry Bittering in the first half of 'Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed'?
Back
He is afraid of being changed by the Martian environment.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What quotation from 'Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed' best supports Harry Bittering's fear of change?
Back
The wind blew as if to flake away their identities. At any moment, the Martian air might draw his soul from him, as marrow comes from a white bone.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why is the sentence 'A river of wind submerged the house' considered a metaphor?
Back
It suggests that the wind is a powerful river.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What significant event prevents the Bittering family from returning to Earth in 'Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed'?
Back
An atomic world war breaks out on Earth.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is Mr. Bittering's first clue that his world is changing in 'Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed'?
Back
His peach tree sheds strange new blossoms.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What theme is explored through Harry Bittering's fear of change in 'Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed'?
Back
The theme of identity and transformation in an alien environment.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How does the Martian environment affect the Bittering family in the story?
Back
It causes them to undergo physical and psychological changes.
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