Setting and Mood
What planet is the story set on?
Mars
What emotions drives Harry Bittering to want to leave Mars?
Fear
What ultimately happens to the human Colonists?
They become Martians
What is the name of the space mission that just took a trip around the moon and back?
Artemis 2
What happens to the crops the colonists plant?
They begin to grow differently and unnaturally
How does the empty Martian landscape affect the colonists emotionally at the beginning?
They felt lonely, anxious, scared, homesick.
How does Mars begin to physically affect the colonists?
Their eyes turn golden and their skin darkens. They also get taller and thinner.
What truth is revealed about the Martian cities or "ruins" that were discovered? Who can we infer originally inhabited them?
The were once inhabited by previously transformed humans.
Which team is the number one seed in the Western Conference of the NBA?
Oklahoma City Thunder
What major event at the beginning increase tension among all the colonists?
News of nuclear war on Earth
What physical feature contributes most to the eerie, unfamiliar setting?
The vast deserts, silent abandoned ruins
What behavioral changes occur in the colonists over time?
They become calmer, less attached to Earth, and more drawn to Mars.
What repeating pattern is suggested at the end of the story?
That humans arrive and change into Martians.
Name a professional baseball team within the state of Florida.
Multiple
What does Harry do in response to his fear?
Tries to build a rocket to escape Mars
How does the setting change as the story progresses?
Vegatation begins to grow but is mutated, the ruins become beautiful in the eyes of the humans as they become martians.
How does the setting affect the colonists Language and communications?
The begin to adopt a new, Martian style of speaking.
What theme does this repeating cycle emphasize?
The inevitability of change and the power of environment over identity.
Rory McElroy just won the Master's Golf Championship. What country is he from?
Ireland
What final event confirms the full cycle of transformation?
New settlers arrive and see the former humans as Martians.
Why is the setting crucial to the story's tension?
Mars feels both alien and strangely welcoming, hinting that it is transforming those that inhabit the planet.
What does the colonists gradual acceptance of Mars suggest about human adaptability?
That humans can be completely transformed by their environment.
What seemed to be the first physical sign displayed by humans during the early stages of transformation?
Their eyes would begin to turn gold.
Who won the most recent Super Bowl
Seattle Seahawks
Who is the author of Dark they were, and Golden Eyed
Ray Bradbury