Study Guide Review: All Summer in a Day

All the children in the class were born on the planet Venus.

• True

• False

Read paragraph 9:

“the children of the rocket men and women who had come to a raining world to set up civilization and live out their lives.” reveals that

• “ the rocket men and women” are the people who left Earth and went to the planet Venus; their children are also affected by the planet’s constant rain.

• “ the rocket men and women”  moved to Venus because they loved rain. Their children also love the rain.

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

Read the following passage below (paragraph 21), 

“They turned on themselves, like a feverish wheel, all tumbling spokes. Margot stood alone. She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years and the rain had washed out the blue from her eyes and the red from her mouth and the yellow from her hair. She was an old photograph dusted from an album, whitened away, and if she spoke at all her voice would be a ghost. Now she stood, separate, staring at the rain and the loud wet world beyond the huge glass.”

Write a paragraph in your own words describing the way that Margaret feels:

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Choose the sentence that would best add further descriptive detail to (paragraph 21).

• “Smiling, she appeared as bright as the absent sun she so regularly described.”

• “Margot gazed at her fellow students with wild, menacing eyes.”

• “Haunted and silent, she stared intently into the endless pound of the downpour.”

• “As the group of children became chaotic, Margot smirked, rolled her eyes, and turned back to the window.”

What is paragraph 21 mostly doing?

• Describes Margot is happy and calm as she stares out at the sun.

• Describes Margot staring at the other students with jealousy and hate.

• Describes Margot being isolated and staring at the pouring rain.

• Describes that Margot is annoyed with the other students that are causing trouble.

What is most likely the reason that 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.

In paragraph 55, “It was the color of stones and white cheeses and ink, and it was the color of the moon.” reveals that

• The imagery reveals that Venus is depicted as black, white and gray

• The imagery reveals that the planet Earth and Venus are alike in terms of atmosphere and land

• The imagery describes things that could not be found on Venus

• The imagery reveals what is produced on the planet using provisions from the jungle.

Read Par. 73: “They stood as if someone had driven them, like so many stakes, into the floor. They looked at each other and then looked away. They glanced out at the world that was raining now and raining and raining steadily. They could not meet each other’s glances. Their faces were solemn and pale. They looked at their hands and feet, their faces down.”

In your own words, write a paragraph about how the children feel once they remember that Margot is still locked in the closet:

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In the resolution, how do the children 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 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.