All Summer in a day

What are the children waiting for as the story begins?

• a rainstorm
• the sun to shine
• early dismissal from school
• a snow storm

Which detail shows that the story takes place in the future?

• The children live on Venus.
• Scientists study the sun. 
• It has been raining for 7 years. 
• Children dream of the sun. 

What is one reason that the children treat Margot badly?

• She stays away from the jungle.
• She locks children in closets.
• She writes stories about weather.
• She might get to go back to Earth soon. 

When the sun comes out, the children

• think it looks like a lemon
• stay in the classroom and hide.
• run and play outside, in the jungle. 
• cry and wait for the rain to return. 

You can infer from the children’s “solemn and pale” faces after they come in from the rain that they

• are very tired from playing in the sun.
• feel guilty about locking Margot in a closet. 
• are sad to return to the classroom. 
• are upset to be all wet from the rain.

What does slacken mean? 

• put on
• slow down
• leave up
• catch up

An apparatus is a

• a device used for a certain purpose
• a drawing
• a container to store things in
• a plan for the future 

Something that is immense is

• cloudy
• correct
• fluffy
• huge

What does tumultuously mean?

• wildly
• meanly
• difficulty
• softly

Savor means to 

• stop fighting with
• steal something
• take pleasure in
• lock in a closet