All Summer in a Day review

The vegetation was resilient beneath their feet.

• delighted in
• springy; quick to recover

What image does the author create when he describes the jungle as "a nest of octopi clustering up great arms"?

• There is an octopus in the jungle

• The jungle is thick and the trees are wound together

• The jungle is full of nests from animals and birds

• The jungle is an empty wasteland of sand

How often does the sun come out?

• Every 7 years

• Every 7 days

• Every 7 months

• Every 7 hours

How do the other students feel about Margot?

• They want to be her friend but don't know how.

• They ignore her because she is quiet.

• They're mean to her because they are jealous.

• They like her but think she is too pretty.

Which of the following is true of nine year-old children who have spent all their lives on Venus?

• The children are always cruel to those who don't fit in.

• The children have never heard a bird sing.

• The children grow up with no real memory of sunlight.

• The children speak a different language than English.

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.

The children surged toward Margot.

• lessening; slowing down
• moved in a wave

"She was an old photograph." What does the author mean by this?

• The author is saying Margot is actually a picture.
• The author believes Margot is older than she is.
• The author is comparing Margot to an old photo because of her faded appearance.
• The author is comparing Margot to an old photo because she is alive and vibrant in pictures.

You can infer that the children feel ashamed after they come back inside because they

• have blue faces from the light
• close the door on the falling rain
• look down at their feet and hands
• are startled when they hear the thunder

One reason the children treat Margot badly is because she...

• stays away from the jungle.
• locks children in closets.
• writes poetry about the rain.
• might get to return to Earth.