Comprehension
Harry Bittering's main emotion in the first half of the story, "Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed."
What is scared or afraid?
The meaning of the word atmosphere.
What is the air around us?
This word is a synonym for destroy.
*uncover
*ruin
*upset
What is ruin?
The story takes place on this planet.
What is Mars?
Harry sees these turning golden, a sign of his family’s transformation.
What are their eyes?
Harry Bittering's is afraid of this in the first half of the story, "Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed."
What is being changed by the Martian's environment.
This can illustrate the meaning of forlorn.
*a teenage babysitter
*a busy man who missed his bus
*an abandoned puppy
What is an abandoned puppy?
The father who struggles to accept life on Mars.
Who is Harry Bittering?
The Bitterings first arrive at this kind of settlement.
What is a Martian colony?
This fruit changes color, symbolizing Mars altering everything.
What are peaces?
This event is the most important event preventing the family's return to Earth.
What is an Atomic War breaks out?
The flood completely ____________ our street. We were not able to drive because we were afraid we would get washed away.
What is submerged?
She urges her husband to adapt and accept life on Mars.
Who is Cara Bittering?
This event prevents the colonists from returning to Earth.
What is the destruction of the rockets in war?
The war on Earth that strands the colonists symbolizes this.
What is self-destruction?
Mr. Bittering's first clue that his world is changing.
What are his peach tree blossoms? (Strange blossoms were shed from his tree)
Waterways used for irrigation and travel.
What are canals?
Three family members who slowly transform with Harry and Cora.
Who are Dan, Laura, and David?
The Bittering family’s house changes color from white to this, showing Mars’s influence.
What is a soft Martian violet?
Harry’s fear of Mars represents this larger theme.
What is fear of the unknown?
What Mr. Bittering does to cope with his fears of living on Mars.
What is tries to build a rocket to go back to earth?
What are concentrates on his work on their farm and other chores?
This vocabulary word means very large.
What is immense?
This character represents the voice of reason, reminding Harry that they cannot control Mars.
Who is Cara Bittering?
At the end of the story, the transformed settlers move to live here.
What are the Martian villas in the hills?
The family builds this as an attempt to stay “Earthly.”
What is a rocket (escape rocket)?