Ghost Moon: Part 3 HW

Which sentence best describes the central conflict in the story?

• The crew of the Amber Cow must figure out how to communicate with the Singers so they can warn them about the star.

• The crew of the Amber Cow struggles to load all of the junk they find in the cavern onto their spaceship.

• Alex is too afraid to rescue Granny and Edward from the hole in the cavern that they disappeared into.

• Edward leaves Granny and Alex in order to live with the Singers on the Junk Moon.

As it is used in paragraph 5, the word "abruptly" most closely means —

• A. carefully.

• B. happily.

• C. quietly.

• D. suddenly.

Which line from the text lets readers know this is a science fiction story?

• "Alex felt as if she had been running forever, pounding down dead end tunnels, back to the ramp, down the next passageway, desperately trying to get to the level Granny and Edward had fallen to." (Paragraph 1)

• "They raced off at a tremendous speed along the passageway, away from the noise, as Granny and Alex struggled to keep up with them." (Paragraph 16)

• "Instead of hair, the aliens had elaborate frills flickering and fluttering from the sides of their heads." (Paragraph 24)

• "Granny slapped her forehead so suddenly it made Alex and Edward jump back in alarm." (Paragraph 48)

How do paragraphs 43-45 contribute to the story?

• They compare the Singers to other types of aliens living on Junk Moons.

• They emphasize that the situation the characters are faced with is very urgent.

• They explain why the crew of the Amber Cow felt like they were being watched.

• They reveal that the Singers used the objects left on the Junk Moon to build a city.

Alex's feelings toward the Singers change throughout the story in which way?

• From fear to awe

• From admiration to disappointment

• From indifference to hostility

• From trust to betrayal

What word means "the state of glowing brightly?"​ ​ (a)