Dark They Were and Golden Eyed Figurative Language

Which of these quotations from “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” best supports the answer to Part A which asked "At the end of “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed,” what is the attitude of the lieutenant who has recently arrived"?

• The captain established headquarters in an abandoned bar. His lieutenant came back to report.

• “Dark people. Yellow eyes. Martians. Very friendly. . . . I’m sure our relations will be most friendly with them, sir.”

• “Six, eight hundred, I’d say, living in those marble ruins in the hills, sir.”

• “They hadn’t the foggiest notion of what happened to this town or its people.”

Why can the following sentence from “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” be correctly called a metaphor?

• It makes the river and the wind seem like human beings.

• It describes how wind can overpower solid objects.

• It suggests that the wind is a powerful river.

• It shows that the house is near a river.

Which of the following quotations from “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” contains an example of personification?

• The children, small seeds, might at any instant be sown to all the Martian climes.

• They saw the old cities, lost in their meadows, lying like children’s delicate bones. . . .

• “I feel like a salt crystal,” he said, “in a mountain stream, being washed away.”

• The fear would not be stopped. It had his throat and heart.

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.Part A Read this excerpt from “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed.”Summer burned the canals dry. Summer moved like flame upon the meadows. In the empty Earth settlement, the painted houses flaked and peeled. Rubber tires upon which children had swung in back yards hung suspended like stopped clock pendulums in the blazing air.Which of the following best expresses the meaning of the underlined sentence in this excerpt?

• The rubber tire swings are peeling in the harsh summer sun.

• The rubber tire swings swing back and forth in the breeze.

• The rubber tire swings are no longer used as playthings.

• The rubber tire swings are too hot to play on.

How does the use of figurative language most clearly add to the literal meaning of the underlined sentence excerpted in Part A which said: Rubber tires upon which children had swung in back yards hung suspended like stopped clock pendulums in the blazing air?

• It suggests fear for the safety of the children.

• It conveys a sense of nostalgia for life on Earth.

• It expresses loss while suggesting the power of Mars.

• It suggests dread that the settlers will return to revive the settlement.

Which statement best describes the effect of beginning the radio play version of “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” with an excerpt from the middle of the story text?

• Starting with this excerpt quickly establishes Mars as a threat and creates a feeling of dread in the audience.

• Because the excerpt is out of context, it makes little sense until the radio play reaches the middle of the plot.

• Beginning in the middle of the plot makes the radio play seem more modern than the text.

• The introductory excerpt sets up the audience to be surprised by the twist at the end of the plot.

Which of the following sentences from “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” is an example of a simile?

• A) The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.

• B) The children were like seeds blown across the Martian landscape.

• C) The sun was a golden eye watching over the land.

• D) The fear gripped him like a vice.

What is the effect of the metaphor in the sentence: 'The Martian landscape was a sea of red dust'?

• A) It emphasizes the vastness and emptiness of the landscape.

• B) It suggests the landscape is full of life.

• C) It indicates the landscape is dangerous.

• D) It shows the landscape is beautiful.

Which of the following best describes the use of personification in the story?

• A) The mountains stood tall and proud.

• B) The wind whispered secrets through the trees.

• C) The river danced over the rocks.

• D) The stars watched silently from above.

In the context of the story, what does the phrase 'golden-eyed' most likely symbolize?

• A) The transformation of the settlers.

• B) The wealth of Mars.

• C) The beauty of the Martian landscape.

• D) The danger of the unknown.