All Summer in a Day

If Margot had not been locked in the closet, she most likely would have been...

• angry about going outside

• happy to see the sun

• upset that her classmates don't like her

• scared of the sun

Why does Margot not want to shower or let the water touch her head?

• She throws tantrums until she gets her way

• She would rather take a bath

• The rain is driving her crazy

• She doesn't care about being dirty

Based on what you've read in the story and using evidence of Margot's personality, how will she react when let out of the closet?

• She will yell and scream at her classmates

• She will go out and play in the rain

• She will complain to the teacher

• She will cry by herself

Why are the kids happy to see the sun?

• Because they are used to the constant rain

• Because it snows a lot of Venus

• Because Margot compared it to a lemon

• Because they get to go to the beach

What can the reader infer from the comment Margot's classmate makes?

"It was all a joke wasn't it? Nothing's happening today, is it?"

• They don't believe the sun will come out

• They think Margot made up her poem

• They know they won't get in trouble for locking Margot in the closet

• They don't think they will be allowed to go outside

How often does the sun come out?

• Every 7 years

• Every 7 days

• Every 7 months

• Every 7 hours

How do the other students feel about Margot?

• They want to be her friend but don't know how.

• They ignore her because she is quiet.

• They're mean to her because they are jealous.

• They like her but think she is too pretty.

Which of the following is true of nine year-old children who have spent all their lives on Venus?

• The children are always cruel to those who don't fit in.

• The children have never heard a bird sing.

• The children grow up with no real memory of sunlight.

• The children speak a different language than English.

How does the setting affect the mood in the story?

• The future setting makes the mood happy and optimistic.

• The weather on Venus makes the mood depressing and gloomy.

• The sun makes the mood peaceful.

• The setting does not affect the mood.

"But then they always awoke to the tatting drum." What is the author trying to show with this sentence?

• He is trying to appeal to your sense of touch by having you imagine a lot of drummers.

• He is trying to appeal to your sense of hearing to show the endless sound of rain.

• He is trying to appeal to your sense of sight to show the children's amazement.

• He is trying to appeal to your sense of smell to show the scent of morning rain.