Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed

Dark They Were, abd Golden-Eyed

by Ray Bradbury

Multiple Choice

What is a nuance?

• words that have the same meaning

• words that have opposite meanings

• one word has a stronger or weaker meaning than another

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of submerged?

• stuck underneath something else

• completely covered with a liquid

• rising to the top; unable to be held down

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What is the meaning of mosaic?

• artificial waterway for transportation

• very large

• made of small pieces of glass or stone

Multiple Choice

What does forlorn mean?

• something that is mean for everyone

• abandoned or deserted

• completely covered with liquid

Multiple Choice

What does immense mean?

• on the inside of something

• very large

• immediate

Multiple Choice

What degree is used when no comparison is made?

• positive

• comparative

• superlative

Multiple Choice

"Fastest" is an example of what degree?

• positive

• comparative

• superlative

Multiple Choice

"Louder" is an example of what degree?

• positive

• comparative

• superlative

Multiple Choice

"The fear would not be stopped. It had his throat and his heart." This is an example of:

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Multiple Choice

"The man felt the tissue of his body draw tight as if he were standing at the center of a vacuum." This is an example of a:

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Multiple Choice

"A river of wind submerged the house." This is an example of a:

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Multiple Choice

What is implied by the sentence: "Rubber tires upon which children had swung in backyards hung suspended like stopped clock pendulums in the blazing air."

• Children no longer played in the backyard.

• People no longer made swings out of old rubber tires.

• Time was passing by very slowly.

Multiple Select

Which two of the following are true about Harry Bittering?

• At the beginning of the story, he is afraid he will be changed by the Martian environment.

• He knows his world is changing because he sees the color changes in the roses and the grass.

• He is glad to have left Earth due to all the wars, and he tries to convince his family that nothing on Mars is changing.

Multiple Choice

Why can't the family return to Earth?

• There was a nuclear war, so everything was destroyed.

• There are still many violent riots happening; therefore, the family could never feel safe there.

• There was an atomic war, so everything was destroyed.

Multiple Select

Which two does Mr. Bittering do to occupy himself in order to lessen his fears about living on Mars?

• He explores this new land looking to confront these new creatures once and for all.

• He tries to build a rocket to take his family back to earth.

• He swims daily to reduce the stress he feels living in this new environment.

• He concentrates on work and other chores on the farm to distract himself from his concerns.

Multiple Choice

How has the family changed by the end of the story?

• They are even more desperate to go back to Earth.

• They have no memory of their past because they have completely changed into Martians.

• They are aware that the Martians are trying to change them, but the family has decided to stop resisting this change.

Multiple Choice

What does the constant wind on Mars represent?

• chaos

• calmness

• change

Multiple Choice

What does the following sentence show: "The wind blew as if to flake away their identities. At any moment, the Martian air might draw his soul from him, as morrow comes from a white bone."

• It shows the power of the environment to completely change the earth people.

• That the wind will cause him to become a ghost (white bone).

• That the wind is so strong that any structure they build will be destroyed by the wind.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the most fitting theme for the story?

• Change only happens when people allow it to happen.

• Fighting against change is the best way to ensure that change does happen.

• Though people often fear and resist change, change is unavoidable in the end.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements supports the idea that when the lieutenant arrives at the end of the story, he thinks the Martians are likable, peaceful creatures?

• "The lieutenant snapped his gaze from the blue color and the quiet mist of the hills far beyond the town."

• "Dark people. Yellow eyes. Martians. Very friendly...I'm sure our relations will be most friendly with them, sir."

• "They hadn't the foggiest notion of what happened to this town or its people."