Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed Selection Test

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What word best describes Harry Bittering at the beginning of the story?

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Paranoid

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What is the genre of 'Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed'?

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Science fiction

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What is Harry's first clue that his world is changing?

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The peach blossoms change color and his garden grows green roses and purple grass.

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What is personification?

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human things.

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Provide an example of personification from the story.

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The fear would not be stopped. It had his throat and heart.

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What does the word 'forlorn' mean?

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Sad and lonely; abandoned.

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Give an example of a situation that shows the meaning of 'forlorn'.

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An abandoned dog sitting alone in the rain.

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What changes occur in Harry's garden?

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It grows green roses and purple grass.

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How do Harry's children react to the changes on Mars?

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They want Martian names.

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What does the changing environment symbolize in the story?

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The transformation and adaptation to a new world.