All Summer in a Day Themes

What mainly does the following passage from “All Summer in a Day” reveal about the inhabitants of Venus (paragraph 9)?

• The inhabitants of Venus were all born there.

• Much like the planet’s forests, Venus’ schoolchildren have been affected by the planet’s constant rain.

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

• The inhabitants of Venus all moved to the planet because they loved rain.

The description below (paragraph 55) adds to the development of the setting mainly by fill in the blank___________.

It was the color of stones and white cheeses and ink, and it was the color of the moon.

• Suggesting that the planet Earth and Venus are alike terms of atmosphere and land

• Describing things that could not be found on Venus

• Explaining what is produced on the planet using provisions from the jungle.

• Using imagery to depict Venus as black, white and gray

Which of the following selections best describes why 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.

Choose the sentence that would best add further descriptive detail to the passage below (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.”

Which selection best describes how the children ultimately 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 passage from the text best supports the answer to Question 5?

• “She’s still in the closet where we locked her.”

• “They stood as if someone had driven them, like so many stakes, into the floor.”

• “Their faces were solemn and pale. They looked at their hands and feet, their faces down.”

• “They unlocked the door, even more slowly, and let Margot out.”

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.

Which two details from the text best support the answer to Question 8?

• William shoves Margot, an act that is later repeated on a larger scale when the children push her into a closet.

• William refuses to believe Margot’s story and, later, tears it apart in front of the other children.

• William begs the other children not to shove Margot in the closet, but also avoids getting into a fight with any of them.

• William has no interest in the sun and plays lots of games in the tunnels of the underground city.

Which meaning of repercussion most closely matches its meaning in the following passage (paragraph 49)?

• An effect or result of some event or action

• The state of being driven back by a resisting body

• A recoil of something after impact

• An echo or reverberation

Choose the correct order of the story.

• 1. A student shoves Margot. 2. The rains stop and the sun starts to shine. 3. Margot reads a poem about the sun to her classmates. 4. The students lock Margot in a closet.
• 1. The rains stop and the sun starts to shine. 2. A student shoves Margot. 3. The students lock Margot in a closet. 4. Margot reads a poem about the sun to her classmates.
• 1. Margot reads a poem about the sun to her classmates. 2. A student shoves Margot. 3. The students lock Margot in a closet. 4. The rains stop and the sun starts to shine.
• 1. The students lock Margot in a closet. 2. Margot read a poem about the sun to her classmates. 3. A student shoves Margot. 4. The rains stop and the sun starts to shine.