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What is the setting of the story?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

What does the term "mood" mean when looking at literature?

• When someone is mad

• The mood of the author

• When a writer reveals the climax

• The feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for a reader

What is the MAIN mood in the first half of the story when looking at Harry and his actions?

• He is excited to be on a new planet and can not wait to make a new life there

• He is angry at his wife for wanting to stay

• He is annoyed with the other Earth people

• He is scared and has a fear of being changed by the Martian environment

What prevents the family's return to Earth?

• His family is happy living on Mars

• Harry's rocket does not work

• An atomic war breaks out on Earth

• The tickets were too expensive

What is Harry's first clue that his world is changing?

• The peach blossom's change and his garden grows green roses and violet grass

• His children want Martian names

• Their eyes turn gold

• His neighbors calmly accept all the change

'We must get away,' said Bittering. 'We'll eat this stuff and then we'll change -who knows to what. I can't let it happen. There's only one thing to do. Burn this food!''It's not poisoned.''But it is. Subtly, very subtly. A little bit. A very little bit. We mustn't touch it.'He looked with dismay at their house. 'Even the house. The wind's done something to it. The air's burned it. The fog at night. The boards, all warped out of shape. It's not an Earthman's house any more.''Oh, your imagination!'.

Which sentence best depicts or shows a mood of panic?

• The air's burned it. The fog at night.

• "We must get away", said Bittering. "We'll eat this stuff and then we'll change-who knows to what."

• It's not poisoned. But it is. Subtly, very subtly.

• It's not an Earthman's house any more.

Author's set MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ____________.

• Word choice

• Space

• Tone

• Graphics

What is the "mood" in this passage? The man—right in the middle of the crowded train—began to clip his long, yellow fingernails flicking them onto the floor. He did it slowly, as if he didn't even care that a dozen other people could see and hear him.

• Cringe

• Romantic

• Bored

• Happy

Which situation best describes the word subtly

• A car flipping over on the highway

• The student quietly ate their chips in the back of the class

• A dog running from a cat

• A teenage girl crying over a boy

Which characteristic makes it clear that this is a fictional piece of literature?

• The colorful setting

• The description of family members

• The use of dialogue

• The setting is on Mars