All Summer in A Day

What does the following passage mainly reveal about the inhabitants of Venus (paragraph 9)?

• The inhabitants of Venus were all born there.

• Much like the planet’s forests, Venus’s schoolchildren have been affected by the planet’s constant rain.

• Venus is prone to natural disasters, including tidal waves and floods.

• The inhabitants of Venus all moved to the planet because they loved rain.

Margot “stood apart” from the other students mainly because __________.

• she is a couple of years older than the others

• she was born on Venus

• she has ventured out into the jungles of Venus with her father

• she has memories of not being in the rain

Which of the following selections best describes why the other students are mean to Margot?

• Margot lies about her memories of the Sun, leading the other students to resent her.

• They see her as an outsider and feel bitter towards her for being different.

• Her memories of the sun make her bratty and unkind.

• She tells everyone that the sun isn’t real.

Which of the following inferences about Margot is best supported by the passage below (paragraph X)?

• Margot always receives the highest grades in her classes.

• Margot’s parents want to leave Venus, against their daughter’s wishes.

• Margot’s parents are wealthier than many of the other students’ families.

• Margot looked down on the other students because they were born on Venus.

Which selection best describes how the children ultimately feel about locking Margot in the closet?

• They don’t remember having locked Margot in the closet just hours earlier.

• They feel guilt for having caused her to miss the sun’s brief appearance.

• They think it’s best that Margot missed it, since she’d already seen the sun.

• They hope Margot will forgive them.

Which passage from the text best supports the idea that the children feel guilty for causing Margot to miss the sun’s appearance?

• “She’s still in the closet where we locked her.”

• “They stood as if someone had driven them, like so many stakes, into the floor.”

• “Their faces were solemn and pale. They looked at their hands and feet, their faces down.”

• “They unlocked the door, even more slowly, and let Margot out.”

Which of these inferences about William is best supported by the story?

• William is deeply thoughtful.

• He loves life on Venus even without the sun.

• William shies away from violence.

• He represents the children’s general attitude towards Margot.

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Which two details from the text best support the idea that William represents the children’s general attitude towards Margot?

• William shoves Margot, an act that is later repeated on a larger scale when the children push her into a closet.

• William refuses to believe Margot’s story and, later, tears it apart in front of the other children.

• William begs the other children not to shove Margot in the closet, but also avoids getting into a fight with any of them.

• William has no interest in the sun and plays lots of games in the tunnels of the underground city.

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Which meaning of repercussion most closely matches its meaning in the following passage (paragraph 49)?

• noun | an effect or result of some event or action

• noun | the state of being driven back by a resisting body

• noun | a recoil of something after impact

• noun | an echo or reverberation

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