All Summer in a Day Themes

What does the following passage tell us about Margot? - She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years and the rain had washed out the blue from her eyes and the red from her mouth and the yellow from her hair.

• Margot's eyes don't have any color

• Margot doesn't wear lipstick anymore

• Margot is pale and delicate

• Margot hasn't been in from the rain in years

What is the best evidence for Bradbury creating a gloomy/dreary mood in the exposition of "All Summer in a Day"?

• . . . and this was the schoolroom of the children. . .

• “A thousand forests had been crushed under the rain and grown up a thousand times to be crushed again. "

• "Where's the teacher?"

• . . . the sweet crystal fall of showers. . .

Based on what you've read in the story and using evidence of Margot's personality, how will she react when let 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

What can the reader infer from the comment Margot's classmate makes? "It was all a joke wasn't it? Nothing's happening today, is it?"

• They don't believe the sun will come out

• They think Margot made up her poem

• They know they won't get in trouble for locking Margot in the closet

• They don't think they will be allowed to go outside

Why do the children move slowly and hesitate to see Margot at the end of the story?

• they can't stand to see her pale face.

• they know they will get in trouble now.

• they are worried that Margot may not be where they left her.

• they know they have done a cruel thing to her.

What is the central theme of 'All Summer in a Day'?

• A) The power of nature

• B) The cruelty of children

• C) The importance of friendship

• D) The passage of time

Which literary device is most prominently used in 'All Summer in a Day' to emphasize the theme of isolation?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Imagery

• D) Personification

How does the setting of Venus contribute to the story's theme in 'All Summer in a Day'?

• A) It highlights the beauty of nature

• B) It emphasizes the harshness of constant rain

• C) It shows the technological advancement of humans

• D) It creates a sense of adventure

What does Margot's longing for the sun symbolize in the story?

• A) Her desire for warmth

• B) Her need for acceptance

• C) Her hope for a better future

• D) Her connection to Earth

In 'All Summer in a Day', what does the sun represent for the children?

• A) A rare opportunity

• B) A source of fear

• C) A myth

• D) A daily occurrence