Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up

Which statement best summarizes the setting?

• A humorous search for UFOs during a snow storm.

• A scary mood during a snow storm in northeast U.S.

• A melancholy mood during a snowy night in the northeast U.S.

• A mysterious mood during a snowy night in northeast U.S.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

"You've heard of trying to find a needle in a haystack? Well, stay with us now and you'll be part of an investigating team whose mission is not to find that proverbial needle. No, their task is even harder. They've got to find a Martian in a diner..."

What does the author mean by comparing this situation to finding a needle in a haystack?

• It is almost impossible to find the Martian among the people in the diner.

• Needles are not in haystacks, and Martians are not on Earth.

• Looking for Martians is a waste of time.

• Looking for needles in hay is a waste of time.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Based on the outcome of the passengers, select the answer choice that best represents foreshadowing.

• Let's leave the car and follow these tracks.

• Padgett shuts the car door and joins Perry by the tracks.

• Padgett glances over at another customer, seated at a corner table, an extremely attractive BLONDE, blowing cigarette smoke.

• All right, Padgett. But there's some talk of a bridge going out up there.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which character does the author portray as strange hoping to make the audience believe that he/ she is the alien?

• Old husband

• Grandpa

• Young husband

• Businessman

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.1

Select that answer that best represents an allusion.

• That's a good one. First, he wants snowshoes, then he wants a lawyer.

• I don't remember seeing you on the bus.

• Is this a diner or Gestapo headquarters?

• ON THE EMPTY OLD BUS (marked "CAYUGA BUS COMPANY") parked just OUTSIDE THE DINER.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

"He clutches his wife's hand with its ringed finger. But his wife looks at him doubtfully." Page 13

This quote from the story shows the reader that:

• Everyone is distrustful of the police.

• Everyone is beginning to doubt each other.

• The young wife believes her husband has been unfaithful.

• Everyone is scared of what is happening.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

"Who won the World Series race last year?" Page 14

What is Perry's motivation for making this statement?

• To see if Grandpa is lying.

• To get Grandpa to act seriously.

• To get to know Grandpa better.

• To see if Grandpa is from Earth.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

At what point in the plot does the reader realize that they are in the presence of a "Martian"?

• As soon as the lights come back on, the sugar bowls on the two married couples' tables suddenly flip over.

• The jukebox suddenly lights up and starts BLASTING a record.

• The lights in the rest of the diner begin to flicker on and off.

• Perry inspects the jukebox.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which event from the story is most ironic?

• The bridge really was dangerous.

• The old man is NOT the Martian.

• There was no Martian after all.

• Once the Martian is discovered, he is in danger like the people from Earth.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A

"Wet? What's "wet"?" Page 25

What is the purpose of this line?

• To reveal to the reader that the businessman is the Martian.

• To reveal the fact that the businessman survived the wreck.

• To show the reader that the bridge collapsed killing the people.

• To show the reader that the counterman is from Venus.