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Characters
Setting
Plot
Vocabulary
Literary Terms
100
How old are the children?
nine years old
100
Where does the story take place?
The planet Venus
100
The story begins with the children being excited about something. What is it?
The sun will come out.
100
What means not very strong; easily broken?
frail
100
What literary element does this sentence demonstrate: "The children pressed to each other like so many roses..."
Simile
200
Who gets locked in the closet?
Margot
200
How long has it been raining?
seven years
200
What makes Margot different from the other children?
She remembers the sun. They don't.
200
What means added to?
compounded
200
What is one example of how the author uses imagery in this story?
*To describe the great jungle that covered Venus: "it was the color of rubber and ash, this jungle, from the many years without the sun." *To describe the rain: "It had been raining for seven years; thousands upon thousands of days compounded and filled from one end to the other with rain, with the drum and gush of water, with sweet crystal fall of showers and the concussion of storms so heavy they were tidal waves come over the island."
300
Who was born on Earth?
Margot...Bonus: Where on earth was she born? (answer in 10 seconds)
300
Where are the children when the sun comes out?
At school
300
What does Margot compare the sun to, in her poem?
a flower
300
What means an unusual rise of water?
tidal wave
300
What is one internal and one external conflict in the story?
William bullying Margot Margot feeling lonely because no one believes her
400
Why do the children dislike Margot?
She has seen the sun.
400
What is the noise that the children hear constantly?
The hard rain
400
Where do the children live?
An underground city
400
What means lessening; slowing?
slackening
400
What 5 letter acronym do we use to help us indirectly characterize?
S.T.E.A.L. (Speech/Thoughts/Effects on others/Actions/Looks)
500
Who dislikes Margot's poem and dislikes her?
William
500
How long does the sun stay out?
two hours
500
What part of the plot does this quote represent: "They looked at each other and then looked away. They glanced out at the world that was raining and raining and raining steadily. They could not meet each other's glances. Their faces were solemn and pale. They looked at their hands and feet, their faces down."
The resolution...Bonus: What does the word "solemn" mean?(Answer in 10 seconds).
500
What is it when you make an educated guess based on your prior knowledge and what the author gives you?
Inference
500
What is one theme of this story?
Stand up for those being bullied Every word has a consequence. Every silence, too. We should be loyal to our friends It is cruel to deprive (i.e. deny) others of what they love Jealously can have grave (i.e. very bad) consequences