On Venus, the sun is a rare sight, appearing for only this amount of time.
What is two hours?
The dominant weather phenomenon on Venus in the story.
What is rain?
In the story, this word describes the continuous rain falling on Venus.
What is deluge?
This is the planet where the story takes place.
What is Venus?
This is the central theme of the story.
What is jealousy?
Margot's classmates are jealous of her because she remembers this.
What is the sun?
The sun's appearance is described as a brief, precious event.
What is like a coin?
This word, used to describe Margot, means to become less intense or strong.
What is slackening?
This the natural phenomenon that the children on Venus have only read about and never experienced?
What is the sun?
This is the feeling Margot experiences due to being different from the other children.
What is isolation?
The children lock Margot in a closet before the sun appears, leading to this feeling in the story's conclusion.
What is guilt?
The children's excitement is described as both joy and this.
What is terror?
This word, describing the children's behavior toward Margot, means to treat someone badly and unfairly.
What is bullying?
This is the season that the children anticipate with both excitement and trepidation.
What is summer?
This is what the children ultimately learn about the sun.
What is its power and beauty?
The children are from this planet, where it always rains.
What is Venus?
The story's title is ironic because this is something the children rarely experience.
What is a summer day?
This word, describing the sun's warmth, means to be very intense or powerful.
What is blazing?
This is the dominant weather condition on Venus.
What is rain?
This is the result of the children's actions towards Margot.
What is regret?
Margot's difference from the other children is that she has lived on Venus for this long?
What is four years?
The sun's heat on Venus is not described as intense, but rather as this.
What is a warm hand?
This word, used to describe the children's actions, means to move or act with great speed.
What is darted?
This is the location where the children confine Margot.
What is the closet?
This is a major consequence of the constant rain on Venus.
What is loss of hope?