What changes do the children notice when they go outside?

The immense silence and blazing blue sky

Where are the children at the resolution of the story?

Standing by the closet where they have locked Margot

What two nasty things do the children do to Margot?

They joke that the sun isn't coming and lock her in a closet

The children move slowly and hesitate to see Margot at the end of the story because -

they know they have done a cruel thing to her.

Which statement is true of 9-year-old children who have spent all of their lives on Venus?

They grow up with no memory of sunlight or blue skies.

As the story begins, the children are waiting for the -

rain to stop for the first time in seven years.

The setting of the story -

is central to the story's problem.

How do we know that the children feel terrible about what they did to Margot?

They can't meet each other's eyes and hold their heads down.

What problem does the setting of this story cause Margot?

She is miserable without the sun.

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1
What changes do the children notice when they go outside?
The green jungle and beautiful tulips
The whistling wind and the midnight sky
The rustling of the leaves on the trees and the wetness
The immense silence and blazing blue sky
2
Where are the children at the resolution of the story?
Outside running in the sunshine
Playing tag in the underground tunnels
Standing by the closet where they have locked Margot
In their classroom
3
How long does the sun shine once it appears?
Twelve hours
All summer
Twenty-four hours
Two hour
4
How do the other children make Margot feel?
Clumsy
Talented
Intimidated
Wise
5
What can you conclude that the children forgot while they played in the sunshine?
Margot's situation
Their teacher
The rain's return
The wild animals
6
What two nasty things do the children do to Margot?
They joke that the sun isn't coming and lock her in a closet
The steal her things and chase her outside in the rain.
They tell jokes about her and lock her in a closet.
They pull her hair and let her get lost in the tunnel.
7
The children move slowly and hesitate to see Margot at the end of the story because -
they are worried that she may not be where they left her.
they know they will get in trouble.
they know they have done a cruel thing to her.
they can't bear to see her pale face again.
8
What is a synonym for the word slackening?
lessening
speeding
destroying
increasing
9
Which statement is true of 9-year-old children who have spent all of their lives on Venus?
The children have never heard a bird sing.
The children speak a different language than English.
The children are always cruel to those who don't fit in.
They grow up with no memory of sunlight or blue skies.
10
As the story begins, the children are waiting for the -
first solar eclipse in seven years.
arrival of the brightest comet ever seen.
arrival of an artificial sun that will make Venus warm.
rain to stop for the first time in seven years.
11
All of the following are reasons that the children hate Margot except -
her pale face
her thinness
her intelligence
her family's future plans to go home
12
What approximate time frame does the story take place in?
Three-four hours
A year
A summer
One full day
13
The water ________ and flooded the house.
savored
surged
slackened
vital
14
The setting of the story -
is central to the story's problem.
makes the problem worse.
has nothing to do with the story's problem.
could have been anywhere.
15
How do we know that the children feel terrible about what they did to Margot?
They help raise money to send Margot back to earth.
The apologize to Margot.
They tell their teacher what they did.
They can't meet each other's eyes and hold their heads down.
16
What is vital to your success in school?
working hard
studying
paying attention
all of the above
17
What problem does the setting of this story cause Margot?
She is miserable without the sun.
She cannot live with her parents while she is on Venus.
She misses her old friends on Earth.
There is never enough light for her to see.

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