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Read this sentence from paragraph 1.

The other passengers whispered away across the Martian meadow, leaving the man alone among his family.

The use of the word alone in the sentence creates a sense of —

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• despair

• isolation

• sadness

• hostility

Which sentence(s) is the Aha moment when Harry realizes he too is becoming a Martian. 

• Iorrt. Iorrt. He repeated it... The telephone slipped from his hand. 

• The boy hesitated. I-I want to change my name.

• There's work to be done on the rocket.

• A few tremblings shook him, but were carried off in waves of pleasant heat as he lay in the sun. He was too tired to be afraid.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Based on what you know about science fiction, what can you infer will happen to the captain and lieutenant?

• The captain and lieutenant will leave and return to earth. 

• The captain and lieutenant will turn into Martians. 

• The captain and lieutenant will stay humans and make a life on Mars. 

Refer to paragraph 33 on page 218. The author use's sentence fragments to reveal Harry's state of mind. What does this reveal about Harry? 

Alone, thought Bittering. Only a thousand of us here. No way back. No way. No way. Sweat poured from his face and his hands and his body; he was drenched in the hotness of his fear. He wanted to strike Laura, cry, “No, you’re lying! The rockets will come back!” Instead, he stroked Laura’s head against him and said, “The rockets will get through someday.”

• He is sad because he learned about the war on earth.

• It shows that he is imagining things.

• He is happy that he will be able to grow his own crops. 

• He is terrified and realizes he and his family have no way home. 

The author compares Harry’s children to seeds in paragraph 2. What idea this does comparison suggest?

• Harry is the father of many children.

• Mars is ready to support new life.

• Harry is concerned about his children.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which two sentences describe elements of the science fiction genre evident in the story?

• The main character experiences unease.

• The characters begin to transform physically.

• The personalities of the characters stay the same. 

• The story takes place in a new human settlement.

• The location of the story is a settlement on Mars.

Read this sentence from paragraph 12.

“Here we go,” he said—a man standing on the edge of a sea, ready to wade in and be drowned.

What feeling or mood does the author’s use of the word drowned create?

• Sorrow

• Regret

• Dread

• Denial

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The word submerge comes from the Latin word submergere, which means “to immerse.” What is the meaning of the word submerged as it is used in paragraph 21?

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• Overwhelmed

• Dampened

• Toppled

• Entered

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Reread paragraphs 53–64. What is happening to Cora in these paragraphs?

“Cora, these blossoms!”

She handled them.

“Do you see? They’re different. They’ve changed! They’re not peach blossoms any more!”

“Look all right to me,” she said.

“They’re not. They’re wrong! I can’t tell how. An extra petal, a leaf, something, the color, the smell!”

The children ran out in time to see their father hurrying about the garden, pulling up radishes, onions, and carrots from their beds.

“Cora, come look!”

They handled the onions, the radishes, the carrots among them.

“Do they look like carrots?”

“Yes . . . no.” She hesitated. “I don’t know.”

“They’re changed.”

• She is changing in her feelings toward Harry.

• She is fearful the family will not have enough food.

• She is forgetting how things from Earth should appear.

• She is excited about how the plants have changed.

The word leisure comes from the Latin word licēre, meaning “to be permitted.” What is the meaning of the word leisure as it is used in paragraph 78?

• Advantage

• Support

• Authority

• Relaxation

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4