Searching For Summer

What color was Lily's wedding dress, and why did she wear this particular color?

• Purple; she wanted to feel like royalty

• White; she wanted to symbolize her purity

• Yellow; she wanted to bring sunlight into her wedding day

• Black; to symbolize the darkness that had fallen on the world

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What was Mr. Noakes's motivation for finding sunlight?

• Money

• Death

• Happiness

• Love

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An appropriate Essential Question for this story would be:

• Should we be optimistic?

• Should we be afraid of darkness?

• Is money really the root of all evil?

• What do you take for granted?

Why were Lily and Tom in Moleworth?

• They planned to go there on their honeymoon

• It was a beautiful resort town

• Their relatives lived there

• It was where they first met

• Their scooter broke down there

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Which item does Lily find and return?

• Mrs. Hatching's bag

• Tom's scooter

• Mr. Noakes's keys

• An old bicycle

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What did Tom and Lily tell Mr. Noakes about their visit to Mrs. Hatching's house?

• They told him it was a great sunny spot

• nothing-- they said they went to a resort with a friend

• They told him the gardening was great there

• They told him to mind his own business

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Which of the following best describes Mr. Noakes?

• rude and greedy

• foolish and helpless

• smart and amtitious

• quiet and resourceful

What is the Hatchings' attitude toward the fact that the sun shines over their home?

• guilty

• amazed

• embarrassed

• matter-of-fact

By the end of the story, which of the following has become most important to Tom and Lily?

• preventing another nuclear war

• living where the sun always shines

• preserving the Hatchings' way of life

• returning to a way of life with which they can feel comfortable

After they have rested from their journey, Tom and Lily react to the Hatchings' home with

• pity.

• amazement.

• polite interest.

• guarded suspicion.