All Summer in a Day Quiz

All Summer in a Day Quiz

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Tricha Williams

English

7th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term best describes how Margot's classmates feel about her at the beginning of the story?
angry
resentful
indifferent
tolerant

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does Bradbury write that it has been raining for "thousands upon thousands of days" and that "a thousand forests had been crushed under the rain"?
to convey how much the children want to see the sun
to contrast Margot's and William's feelings about the sun
to emphasize what seven years of rain must seem like
to express what the landscape of Venus really looks like

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the author emphasize Margot's frailness and her classmates' strength?
to show how alone and defenseless Margot feels among the others
to explain why Margot's parents plan to take her back to Earth
to explain why it is so easy for Margot's classmates to lock her up
to emphasize the students' reasons for treating Margot so roughly

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do the students lock Margot in the closet?
They want Margot to think only about the rain.
They don't want Margot to know aobut the warmth and brightness of the sun.
They are worried that Margot will get sunburned because she has not been in the sun for so long.
They want to get even with Margot for remembering what the sun is like.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the author emphasize the drabness of the landscape of Venus?
to make Venus a suitable setting for the trick the students play
to suggest that the people on Venus are as drab as their world
to contrast the drabness with the colorfulness the sun brings
to compare Venus with Earth

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does Margot protest so vigorously when the students lock her in the closet?
She has been waiting five years for the sum to come out.
She does not enjoy playing games with the others.
She is afraid of small, closed, dark places.
She fears that no one will come and let her out again.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One of the central ideas in "All Summer in a Day" is that:
children learn by example, not by the book.
people who are different often suffer at the hands of others.
life in the future will not necessarily be better than life now.
most people don't appreciate simple things.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the followings words best describes how the children probably feel when they release Margot?
fearful
sad
remorseful
excited

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following techniques does the author use to present an effective description of the setting?
repetition of sounds
dialogue
mention of familiar places
vivid adjectives

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What special knowledge of their situation have the children gained when they return to the school building?
They realize how warm and bright the sunshine is.
They realize how terrible it was to deprive Margot of the sun.
They realize they will be punished when their trick is known.
They realize Margot's descriptions of the sun were accurate.

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