"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury

How does the setting influence the story?

• The setting allows for the portrayal of diverse characters

• The setting is a central source of the conflict of the story.

• The setting portrays an uninhabitable land.

• The setting is an analogy for the protagonist.

She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years.

Which word below is a synonym for frail?

• smart

• unusual

• wet

• fragile

What could be an alternate title for the story?

• A Rainy Day

• The Storm of the Century

• The Worst Day Ever

• Underground School

Drawing on evidence of Margot's personality, how will she react when let out of the closet?

• She will yell and scream at her classmates.

• She will go out and play in the rain.

• She will complain to the teacher.

• She will cry by herself.

"It was a nest of octopuses clustering up great arms." What image does this figurative language convey?

• There is a jungle of octopuses gathered in it.

• The jungle is dense and trees are wound together.

• The jungle is full of nests from various animals.

• The jungle is a barren wasteland of sand.

What can the reader infer from the comment Margot's classmate makes: "It was all a joke wasn't it? Nothing. Nothing going to happen."

• They want to trick Margot into thinking the sun is not coming out today.

• They think Margot made her poem up.

• They know they won't get in trouble for locking her in the closet.

• They don't think they will be allowed to go outside.

When the children go to let Margot out of the closet, the author says, "They turned through the doorway to the room in the sound of the storm and thunder, lightning on their faces, blue and terrible." The author uses imagery in order to ...

• Identify the conflict between the students and nature.

• Show how scared the students were of the storm.

• Create a mood that reflects the students' inner guilt and turmoil.

• Illustrate the setting to the reader.

The author's description of Margot as "a very frail girl...and old photograph dusted from an album" indicates...

• Margot is malnourished.

• Margot lacks liveliness, energy, and vitality.

• Margot feels colorless.

• Margot dresses in an old-fashioned way.

What is the best evidence for Bradbury creating a gloomy/dreary mood in "All Summer in a Day"?

• ". . . and this was the schoolroom of the children. . . "
• “A thousand forests had been crushed under the rain and grown up a thousand times to be crushed again. "
• "Where's the teacher?"
• ". . . the sweet crystal fall of showers. . ."

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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What quote is the best evidence to show the children's frenzied excitement about going outside to play?

• "Do the scientists really know?"

• "They stood looking at the door. . . "

• "It's stopping, it's stopping!"

• "They turned on themselves, like a feverish wheel, all tumbling spokes."