"Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed"

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Which sentence from the text provides evidence that this is a work of science fiction? But the American-built town of cottages, peach trees, and theaters was silent., His wife, before him, seemed almost to whirl away in smoke. , The children looked up at him, as people look to the sun to tell what time of their life it is., The other passengers whispered away across the Martian meadow, leaving the man alone among his family.

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The other passengers whispered away across the Martian meadow, leaving the man alone among his family.

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The use of the word alone in the sentence creates a sense of —

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isolation

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The author compares Harry’s children to seeds in paragraph 2. Which sentence describes the idea this comparison creates?

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It creates the idea that Mars is engulfing the children.

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The author’s use of the word "drowned" in the sentence “Here we go,” he said—a man standing on the edge of a sea, ready to wade in and be drowned creates a feeling or mood of —.

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foreboding

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The word submerge comes from the Latin word submergere, which means “to immerse.” What is the meaning of the word submerged as it is used in paragraph 21?

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overwhelmed

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What can you infer about what is happening to Cora in paragraphs 53–64?

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She is forgetting how things on Earth should appear.

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Complete the sentence: He ______ restless lately.

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has become

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The word leisure comes from the Latin word licēre, meaning “to be permitted.” What is the meaning of the word leisure as it is used in paragraph 78?

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freedom