All Summer in a Day Quiz

Which genre does All Summer in a Day fit into? Historical fiction Science fiction Nonfiction Poetry What type of work is All Summer in a Day? short story poem novel article Since we, the readers, only know Margot's thoughts and feelings, the story is told from which point of view? 1st person 2nd person 3rd person limited 3rd person omniscient What are the children doing in the exposition of the story? Teasing Margot Reciting poetry Peering out a window Pushing Margot into a closet What is the setting of All Summer in a Day? a small town in Ohio; sometime in the past the planet of Venus; sometime in the future the planet of Mars; sometime in the past New York City; present day Why are the students on Venus? as an experiment to see the effects of sunlight their parents are rocket people setting up a new civilization to get a better education to form a new race of people Read this sentence from the story: The children pressed to each other like so many roses, so many weeds intermixed, peering out for a look at the hidden sun.This sentence is an example of a - metaphor simile hyperbole personification Which character trait does Margot not display at all? assertive curious compassionate persistent How is Margot different from the other children? She is older than them. She likes the rain. She remembers the sun. She doesn't want to see the sun. Parts of Plot Match the sentence to which part of the story it falls under. The children are looking outside eagerly waiting for the sun to come out. Exposition The children lock Margot in the closet, forget about her and enjoy the sun for two hours. Rising action The children realize that they forgot about Margot, and she did not get to see the sun. Climax The children feel guilty and slowly walk to the closet to let Margot out. Falling action Margot is let out of the closet. Resolution Which of the following is NOT a simile about the sun? like a blushing face how like a lemon it was it was the color of flaming bronze and it was very large it's like a penny The main conflict in the story is - the children vs. Margot the continual rain on Venus Margot's mood swings The parents' desire to return to Earth Why do you think Bradbury most likely set this story on Venus? to show that people behave differently in different places to show that teachers do not always check carefully on their students to show that waiting greatly increases the appreciation of an event to show that cruelty to others can happen anywhere and anytime What is the author's purpose for writing this? to inform and teach readers to persuade and make readers believe a certain point to entertain readers for fun to question whether Venus would be a good place to live When the children remember where they left Margot, they feel - satisfied guilty happy ridiculous Another way of saying the rain is beginning to slow down is to say that it is - vital revived slackening draggled Plot Diagram Label the diagram with the parts of the plot:falling actionclimax rising action expositionresolution Exposition Rising action Climax Falling action Resolution Read the group of words: How does Margot react after the kids let her out of the closet What piece of punctuation should go at the end of the group of words? period question mark comma exclamation point An inference is an educated guess based on the present. A prediction is an education guess as to what will happen later on in the story, in the future. Which statement below is a prediction, not an inference? The boy is jealous of Margot. The boy is very mean. The boy will do something mean to Margot. The boy is a bully.