All Summer in a Day

The setting of the story

• could have been anywhere.

• resolves the problem in the story.

• contributes to the story's main conflict

• has nothing to do with the story's problem.

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

• Rain fall for seven years

• Margot lives on Venus

• Scientists study the sun

• Children dream of the sun

Which of the following words best captures the mood of this story?

• lighthearted

• gloomy

• angry

• spooky

How often does the sun appear on Venus?

• Once a month

• Once every 5 years

• Once every seven years

• Once a year

How long does the sun shine once it appears?

• All summer

• Two hours

"They turned on themselves, like a feverish wheel, all tumbling spokes" is an example of:

• idiom

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

"She was an old photograph dusted from an album, whitened away, and if she spoke at all, her voice would be a ghost." This is an example of;

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

'A few cold drops fell on their noses and their cheeks and their mouths.'

The author uses imagery in this sentence to appeal to the reader's sense of:

• sight

• smell

• touch

• hearing

Which two words best describe Margot’s feelings about the sun?

• reverance and joy

• worrisome and dutiful

• fear and loathing

• afraid and ashamed

The word that best describes how Margot's classmates feel about her at the beginning of the story is...

• afraid

• friendly

• frightened

• jealous