What is the exposition of "All summer in a Day"?

A girl and her classmates are waiting for the rain to stop on Venus.

"People said if Deutscher became President they wanted to go live in 1492."

Example of personification

The jungle sighed and squeaked under them resilient and alive.

How does the author build suspense in "Sound of Thunder"?

The safari representative tells Eckels that people have been killed before.

What element of Sound of Thunder might be considered dystopian?

the authoritarian government in power at the end

What is ironic about Eckels's mistake in the past?

He goes to kill a dinosaur and ends up being killed.

Why are the other students jealous of Margot?

She remembers the sun and is moving to Earth.

genre projecting futuristic technology or knowledge

What happens when Eckels steps off the Path.

He steps on a butterfly causing a change in the future.

What is the Butterfly Effect

Small things can have big consequences over time.

a story that has a symbolic meaning and a literal meaning

What is the theme of "Sound of Thunder"?

Insignificant events can have big results.

What is the theme of "All Summer in a Day"?

Humans have a tendency to bully those who are different.

Which is the best example of allegory?

a rainy planet that represents a girl's personal depression

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1
What development allowed a wider, faster spread of information?
medical advances
centralized government
development of articifial intelligence
mass media
2
Allusion
repetition of consonant sounds
a story within a story
part of speech used to describe a noun
reference to history, religion, literature, culture
3
Dystopian literature
a biography about a person from history
a story about a tragic hero that suffers a downfall
literature that depicts ideas taken to an extreme
pieces that are retellings of previous works
4
Personification
giving non-human things human characteristics
part of speech
type of folk tale
element of science fiction
5
What is the exposition of "All summer in a Day"?
The students return underground and realize Margot is still in the closet.
The students discover the joy of playing in the sun.
A girl and her classmates are waiting for the rain to stop on Venus.
The students lock Margot in a closet.
6
Example of allusion
"People said if Deutscher became President they wanted to go live in 1492."
"The sign on the wall seemed to quaver under a film of sliding warm water."
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Example of personification
The jungle sighed and squeaked under them resilient and alive.
The rain was slackening.
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Not an element of science fiction
alien life
robots
nature
space travel
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What is the setting of "All Summer in a Day"?
future, Earth
past, Venus
past, Earth
future, Venus
10
How does the author build suspense in "Sound of Thunder"?
There is a repairman who is working on the time machine.
The authors implies that Eckert is an experienced hunter.
Eckert is surprised that he will see live dinosaurs.
The safari representative tells Eckels that people have been killed before.
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Example of science fiction
All Summer in a Day
Hamilton
Cat in the Hat
Lord of the Flies
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What element of Sound of Thunder might be considered dystopian?
the authoritarian government in power at the end
time travel
the election of President Keith
the description of the T-Rex
13
What is ironic about Eckels's mistake in the past?
He goes as a hunter but does not kill anything.
He goes to kill a dinosaur and ends up being killed.
Travis punishes Eckels for making a mistake.
Eckels makes the mistake, but Travis suffers the consequences.
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Why are the other students jealous of Margot?
She is the teacher's favorite.
She remembers the sun and is moving to Earth.
She gets better grades.
She is a native of Venus.
15
Frankenstein was inspired by what technology?
modern hospitals
electricity
mass media
gas powered engines
16
What is a utopia?
everyday life
imperfect place
life in the future
perfect place
17
Science fiction
stories with modern themes
genre projecting futuristic technology or knowledge
satirical stories that criticize authoritarian governments
genre based on history
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What happens when Eckels steps off the Path.
He kills and butterfly and is left in the past.
He startles the T-Rex causing the death of a hunter.
He steps on a butterfly causing a change in the future.
He kills a butterfly which makes butterflies extinct in the future.
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What is the Butterfly Effect
a warning against pollution
Killing butterflies is not good for the environment.
a theory that shows things remain constant
Small things can have big consequences over time.
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Allegory
a story within a story
a story without a protagonist
a story that has a symbolic meaning and a literal meaning
a non-fiction story
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What is suspense?
climax
tension
resolution
exposition
22
What is the theme of "Sound of Thunder"?
Nature is a powerful opponent.
Insignificant events can have big results.
All life is precious.
Live life to the fullest.
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What is the theme of "All Summer in a Day"?
Humans have a tendency to bully those who are different.
People should attempt to get along with others.
People should live like every day is special.
Living without sunshine limits space colonization.
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Dystopian stories
are not popular as a movie genre
do not reflect modern concerns
are too outrageous to be believed
are cautionary tales
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Which is the best example of allegory?
Earth, a place where dinosaurs once lived
a rainy planet that represents a girl's personal depression

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