Story Elements
During this part of the story (beginning) the children are waiting for the rain to stop.
What is the exposition.
This type of conflict occurs inside the character's mind.
What is an internal conflict.
Provide an example of a character vs. character conflict in the story
What is Margot vs. William
Define the word slacken.
What is to slow down or lessen.
They hope the sun will come out when the rain slackens.
The setting of the story
What is a rainy planet Venus
This type of conflict surrounds the character and occurs outside of the character's body/mind.
What is an external conflict.
Margot refuses to shower and let the water touch her head because..
What is Margot cannot stand the thought of getting wet again.
Define the word immense.
What is extremely big; huge.
The immense planet offered many areas to explore.
During the falling action of the story we can infer that the children are ashamed about locking Margot in the closet. Which detail supports this inference?
What is the children cannot meet each other's eyes and look down at the ground.
1. Man vs. Man
2. Man vs. society (group)
3. Man vs. nature
4. Man vs. technology
* "man" and "character" can be used interchangeably
The rainy setting of the story creates what type of conflict for Margot?
What is an external conflict, character vs. nature.
Define the word apparatus.
A device or set of equipment used for a specific purpose.
The apparatus used to open the hatch was broken.
This happens during the resolution of the story
The children are ashamed and let Margot out of the closet.
Margot deals with this type of conflict when she is depressed because it constantly rains.
What is an internal conflict.
William shoves Margot into the closet and she misses the sun coming out, this is an example of which type of conflict?
What is an external conflict.
Define the word tumultuously.
What is in a wild or disorderly way
Branches and leaves shook tumultuously during the storm.
How does the setting affect the plot?
What is Margot is pale, silent, isolated from the children, and depressed.
This is the main reason the children treat Margot badly.
What is she might get to go back to Earth soon.
This would be considered the main conflict of the story, character vs. society.
What is an external conflict: Margot vs. the children.
Define the word savor
What is to take great pleasure in.
The traveler sat quietly to savor the unusual landscape.