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 changes do the children notice when they go outside?

The immense silence and blazing blue sky

What two nasty things do the children do to Margot?

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

Where are the children at the resolution of the story?

Standing by the closet where they have locked Margot

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.

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.

The setting of the story -

is central to the story's problem.

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

rain to stop for the first time in seven years.

What problem does the setting of this story cause Margot?

She is miserable without the sun.

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1
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.
They tell their teacher what they did.
The apologize to Margot.
They can't meet each other's eyes and hold their heads down.
2
How do the other children make Margot feel?
Talented
Wise
Clumsy
Intimidated
3
What can you conclude that the children forgot while they played in the sunshine?
Margot's missing the sun
The rain's return
The wild animals
Their teacher
4
How long does the sun shine once it appears?
Twenty-four hours
Two hours
All summer
Twelve hours
5
All of the following are reasons that the children hate Margot except -
her intelligence
her pale face
her family's future plans to go home
her thinness
6
What changes do the children notice when they go outside?
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
The green jungle and beautiful tulips
7
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 pull her hair and let her get lost in the tunnel.
8
Where are the children at the resolution of the story?
Standing by the closet where they have locked Margot
Outside running in the sunshine
In their classroom
Playing tag in the underground tunnels
9
Which statement is true of 9-year-old children who have spent all of their lives on Venus?
The children speak a different language than English.
The children have never heard a bird sing.
They grow up with no memory of sunlight or blue skies.
The children are always cruel to those who don't fit in.
10
The children move slowly and hesitate to see Margot at the end of the story because -
they know they will get in trouble.
they can't bear to see her pale face again.
they know they have done a cruel thing to her.
11
The setting of the story -
is central to the story's problem.
could have been anywhere.
makes the problem worse.
has nothing to do with the story's problem.
12
What approximate time frame does the story take place in?
One full day
A year
A summer
Two hours
13
As the story begins, the children are waiting for the -
first solar eclipse in seven years.
arrival of an artificial sun that will make Venus warm.
arrival of the brightest comet ever seen.
rain to stop for the first time in seven years.
14
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.
There is never enough light for her to see.
She misses her old friends on Earth.

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