Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed Text Evidence Test

“I’ve some ideas on furniture for the villa,” he said after a time. “Big, lazy furniture.”

“What about your encyclopedia? You’re taking it along, surely?” “Mr. Bittering glanced

away. “I’ll come and get it next week.” They turned to their daughter. “What about your

New York dresses?” The bewildered girl stared. “Why, I don’t want them any more.”

• The reason the Bitterings moved to Mars.

• The first sign Mars is changing things.

• The effect the setting has on the characters.

• The reason the Bitterings can't return to Earth any time they want.

• The way Mr. Bittering feels about Mars when the first move there.

The children with their yellow hair hollered at the deep dome of Martian sky. There

was no answer but the racing hiss of wind through the stiff grass. He picked up the

luggage in his cold hands. “Here we go,” he said—a man standing on the edge of a sea,

ready to wade in and be drowned. They walked into town.

• The reason the Bitterings moved to Mars.

• The first sign Mars is changing things.

• The effect the setting has on the characters.

• The reason the Bitterings can't return to Earth any time they want.

• The way Mr. Bittering feels about Mars when the first move there.

“This is Mars. It was meant for Martians. For heaven’s sake, Cora, let’s buy tickets for

home!” But she only shook her head. “One day the atom bomb will fix Earth. Then we’ll

be safe here.”

• The reason the Bitterings moved to Mars.

• The first sign Mars is changing things.

• The effect the setting has on the characters.

• The reason the Bitterings can't return to Earth any time they want.

• The way Mr. Bittering feels about Mars when the first move there.

There were little, very dim flecks of new gold captured in the blue of his eyes. “Now

• The reason the Bitterings moved to Mars.

• The first sign Mars is changing things.

• The effect the setting has on the characters.

• The reason the Bitterings can't return to Earth any time they want.

• The way Mr. Bittering feels about Mars when the first move there.

“Cora, these blossoms!” She handled them. “Do you see? They’re different. They’ve

changed! They're not peach blossoms any more!” “Look all right to me,” she said.

“They’re not. They’re wrong! I can’t tell how. An extra petal, a leaf, something, the color,

the smell!”

• The reason the Bitterings moved to Mars.

• The first sign Mars is changing things.

• The effect the setting has on the characters.

• The reason the Bitterings can't return to Earth any time they want.

• The way Mr. Bittering feels about Mars when the first move there.

”Laura stumbled through the settlement, crying. She dashed blindly on to the porch.

“Mother, Father—the war, Earth!” she sobbed. “A radio flash just came. Atom bombs hit

New York! All the space rockets blown up. No more rockets to Mars, ever!” “Oh, Harry!”

The mother held on to her husband and daughter.

• The reason the Bitterings moved to Mars.

• The first sign Mars is changing things.

• The effect the setting has on the characters.

• The reason the Bitterings can't return to Earth any time they want.

• The way Mr. Bittering feels about Mars when the first move there.

They stared at him. “Sam,” he said to one of them. “Yes, Harry?” “Will you help me

build a rocket?” “Harry, I got a whole load of metal and some blueprints. You want to

work in my metal shop on a rocket, you’re welcome. I’ll sell you that metal for five

hundred dollars. You should be able to construct a right pretty rocket, if you work alone,

in about thirty years.” Everyone laughed.

• The reason Harry refused to eat food grown on Mars.

• The circumstance that forced Harry to eat Mars-grown food.

• The person who helped Harry build the rocket.

• Could the Bitterings understand the changes they experiened?

• The reason Harry abandoned the rocket.

His wife took him aside a few days later. “Harry, I’ve used up all the food in the

Deepfreeze. There’s nothing left. I’ll have to make sandwiches using food grown on

Mars.” He sat down heavily. “You must eat,” she said. “You’re weak.”

• The reason Harry refused to eat food grown on Mars.

• The circumstance that forced Harry to eat Mars-grown food.

• The person who helped Harry build the rocket.

• Could the Bitterings understand the changes they experiened?

• The reason Harry abandoned the rocket.

But as he worked that night, the thought of the cool blue marble villa entered his mind.

As the hours passed, the rocket seemed less important. In the flow of days and weeks, the

rocket receded and dwindled. The old fever was gone. It frightened him to think he had

let it slip this way. But somehow the heat, the air, the working conditions--

• The reason Harry refused to eat food grown on Mars.

• The circumstance that forced Harry to eat Mars-grown food.

• The person who helped Harry build the rocket.

• Could the Bitterings understand the changes they experiened?

• The reason Harry abandoned the rocket.

They stopped and ate meat sandwiches. He saw their skin baking brown. And he saw

the yellow eyes of his wife and his children, their eyes that were never yellow before. A

few tremblings shook him, but were carried off in waves of pleasant heat as he lay in the

sun. He was too tired to be afraid.

• The reason Harry refused to eat food grown on Mars.

• The circumstance that forced Harry to eat Mars-grown food.

• The person who helped Harry build the rocket.

• Could the Bitterings understand the changes they experiened?

• The reason Harry abandoned the rocket.