Understanding 'All Summer in a Day'

What is the setting of the story?

• Mars with continuous sunlight

• Earth with normal seasons

• Venus with continuous rain

• Jupiter with no rain

Why do the children doubt Margot's memories of the sun?

• They have seen the sun recently

• They dislike Margot

• They have never seen the sun

• They remember the sun differently

What causes the children to lock Margot in the closet?

• She was too slow

• They believed she lied about the sun

• She refused to play with them

• She was new to Venus

What does Margot associate the sun with from her memories?

• A lamp

• A fire

• A lemon

• A penny

What literary device is used to describe the children's reaction to the sun?

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

What happens immediately after the rain stops?

• Margot is freed from the closet

• The children go back to class

• The sun appears and the children go outside

• It starts snowing

What is the children's reaction to the brief sunlight?

• They continue studying

• They remain indifferent

• They ignore the sun

• They are overwhelmed and joyful

How do the children feel after realizing they locked Margot away during the sun's appearance?

• Excited

• Guilty

• Indifferent

• Joyful

The setting of the story...

• could have been anywhere.

• contributes to the story's main conflict

• resolves the problem in the story.

• has nothing to do with the story's problem.

Answer explanation

The setting of the story contributes to the story's main conflict.

What is the setting of the story? 

• Venus

• A schoolroom on Venus

• A schoolroom on Jupiter

• A jungle on Venus

Answer explanation

The setting of the story is a schoolroom on Venus, as indicated in the correct answer choice.