All Summer in a Day

How do the other children regard Margot at the beginning of the story?

• They admire Margot for being so unique.

• They pity Margot for her sun-filled childhood.

• They envy Margot for her unusual experiences.

• They appreciate Margot for teaching them new things.

What does the phrase "like escaped animals from their caves" imply about the sun's impact on the

children? (Paragraph 60)

• The sun makes the children violent.

• The sun makes the children feel free.

• The sun turns the children against each other.

• The sun causes the children to understand Margot.

What does the author's use of figurative language in paragraph 23 reveal about Margot?

• Margot has become angry and violent from the lack of sun on Venus.

• Margot has gained confidence and strength from her new home on Venus.

• Margot has lost strength and energy because of the constant rain on Venus.

• Margot has learned to overcome challenges and disappointments because of her life

  on Venus.

Which statement best expresses a theme of "All Summer in a Day"?

• Following the crowd can lead to cruel actions that one will later regret.

• Following the crowd can give people the courage to try new things.

• Following the crowd can make people afraid to be independent.

• Following the crowd can result in damage to the environment.

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Based on what you’ve read in the story, how will Margot react when the children let her 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.

  
  

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Which sentence best identifies Margot’s central conflict?

• "And once, a month ago, she had refused to shower in the school shower rooms, had clutched her hands to her ears and over her head, screaming the water musn't touch her head."

• “And so, the children hated her for all these reasons of big and little consequence.”

• “And then, of course, the biggest crime of all was that she had come here only five years ago from Earth, and she remembered the sun and the way the sun was and the sky was when she was four in Ohio.” 

  
  

• “She was an old photograph dusted from an album, whitened away, and if she spoke at all her voice would be a ghost.”