All Summer in a Day Anticipation

If Margot had not been locked in the closet, she most likely would have been...

• angry about going outside

• happy to see the sun

• upset that her classmates don't like her

• scared of the sun

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.

The children lock Margot in the closet because...

• they want Margot to think only about the rain.

• they don't want Margot to know about the warmth of the sun.

• they are worried that Margot will get sunburned.

• they are jealous of Margot for remembering what the sun is like.

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 does the author write that it has been raining for "thousands upon thousands of days" and that a"a thousand forests had been crushed under the rain"?

• To show how much the children want to see the sun.

• To contrast Margot's and Williams feeling about the sun.

• To emphasize what seven years of rain must seem like.

• To express what the landscape of Venus really looks like.

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. . .

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

• A) The power of nature

• B) The cruelty of children

• C) The importance of memory

• D) The passage of time

Which literary device is used in the phrase 'a thousand forests had been crushed under the rain'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Hyperbole

• D) Personification

What does the sun symbolize in 'All Summer in a Day'?

• A) Hope and renewal

• B) Destruction and chaos

• C) Fear and anxiety

• D) Isolation and loneliness

Why is Margot different from the other children?

• A) She is from Earth and remembers the sun

• B) She is older than the other children

• C) She is the teacher's favorite

• D) She dislikes playing with others