All Summer in a Day Quiz

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

• angry
• resentful
• indifferent
• tolerant

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

• fearful
• sad
• remorseful
• excited

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

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.