If I Forget Thee Test

Which of the following best defines the theme of "If I Forget Thee"?

• Living on the moon is better than living on the Earth.

• The Earth must be preserved for future generations.

• People aleays make the worst choices for their family.

• Love conquers all.

How would you describe the atmosphere, or mood, when Marvin and his father travel up to the servicing chamber?

• Boring

• Suspenseful

• Romantic

• Pedestrian

Why are the people living in the Colony?

• They cannot live in the Earth's ruined environment.

• The aliens won't let them back on Earth.

• They are Martians.

• The Earth has exploded into a million fragments.

Which of the following identifies the theme of a literary work?

• The number and type of characters.

• The mood and tone the story creates.

• The mood and tone the story creates.

• The central message or insight about life that the work conveys.

"slender plants creeping with almost visible eagerness" is an example of...

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

In "If I Forget Thee", Marvin has never been ________________.

• outside

• in a colony

• in a family

• with his dad

On his trip outside, Marvin sees _______________ for the first time.

• sunlight

• rain

• birds

• squirrels

"like islands of fire in a sea of darkness" is an example of ___________________.

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

In "If I Forget Thee" how did Marvin learn about Earth?

• He grew up on it.

• Stories from his grandather.

• Books and records.

• He didn't.

In "If I Forget Thee" what ruined Earth's atmosphere?

• Carbon dioxide gasses from oil drilling.

• It was burned up from too many rocket launches.

• Radiation from thermonuclear bombs.

• It stagnated from windmills catching all the wind.