The Red Planet
The setting in which "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed" takes place
Mars
What was Bittering's first clue that something wasn't quite right?
The peach
What is Bittering's emotion in the first half of the story?
He is fearful of being changed
How can one tell if a ship is submerged?
It would be under water.
The word is GOOD. Name its comparative and superlative forms.
Better and Best
Upon arrival Harry Bittering is _________ with his decision to settle on another planet.
Various answers will be accepted. The answer must indicate that Bittering is uncomfortable.
What did Bittering do in hopes of keeping himself safe?
He at food from the freezer and nothing that had been grown on the new planet.
Describe Bittering and his family at the end of the story.
They've transformed into Martians.
A mosaic is similar to what?
A puzzle.
Which of the following is in the superlative form:
1. historically
2. most interesting
3. Scarier
4. more
most interesting
Which part of the planet's landscape is mentioned in the beginning as a deserted area and later becomes home to the "Martians"
The Martian ruins
Others responded by mocking Bittering when he shared his idea of what?
Building a rocket and getting out of there.
Bittering explains that he has to get his work done now. Others tell him to wait until ______.
Autumn
The young man was forlorn. How was he feeling? Use precise language.
He was feeling lonely or sad as a result of being abandoned.
What is the comparative form of the word: dark
darker
At the end of the story, the new explorers discovered what about the place where the others had once lived?
It had been abandoned
What were the physical changes people experienced on the new planet?
Answers will vary.
1. Skin got darker
2. Eyes turned yellow
3. They got taller and skinnier
The story seems to come full circle. What is one thing the NEW explorers discuss, just as the OLD explorers discussed?
The naming of geographical features after important people.
Personification
The word is curious. The comparative form of the word is _________.
more curious
Identify the original conflict that brought the American explorers to the new planet AND the conflict that kept them there.
1. They fled in fear of nuclear war
2. They were stuck there because they had no rocket, and no one from America could reach them either
What were the nonphysical changes that people endured on the planet?
Answers will vary.
1. Wanted to change their names
2. Began speaking Martian
3. Loss of memory
What does the constant blowing wind represent?
Identify the type of figurative language: The immense odor coming from the trash was like that of a rotting corpse.
Simile
How many people, places, things, or ideas are compared in the comparative form? in the superlative form?
1. Comparative form: 2
2. Superlative form: 3 or more