Characters
How old are the children?
nine years old
Where does the story take place?
The planet Venus
The story begins with the children being excited about something. What is it?
The sun will come out.
What means springy and quick to recover?
resilient
What are the four elements of fiction?
setting, plot, characters, theme
Who gets locked in the closet?
Margot
How long has it been raining?
seven years
What makes Margot different from the other children?
She remembers the sun. They don't.
What means delighted in?
savored
What is plot?
The series of events in a story.
Who was born on Earth?
Margot
Where are the children when the sun comes out?
At school
What does Margot compare the sun to, in her poem?
a flower
What means moved forward, as if in a wave?
surged
Plot includes three elements. What are they?
conflict, climax and resolution
Why do the children dislike Margot?
She has seen the sun.
What is the noise that the children hear constantly?
The hard rain
Where do the children live?
An underground city
What means lessening; slowing?
slackening
What is the theme of the story?
The central message the author is trying to get across to the reader.
Who dislikes Margot's poem and dislikes her?
William
How long does the sun stay out?
two hours
What games to the children play?
They played hide and seek and tag.
What is it when you make an educated guess based on your prior knowledge and what the author gives you?
Inference
What are the two conflicts? One is a struggle with an outside force. The other is a struggle within the character's mind and heart.
External and Internal