What does a move to the Martian village mean?
a. The Earthmen think the rescuers will find them easier in the villas
b. The Earthmen like the villas better than their homes
c. The Earthmen have lost all ties with their humanity.
What is (C)
100
Mr. Bittering's family does not want to back to Earth
What is True
100
Why doesn't Harry get help on his rocket from the other men?
a. They did not want to leave Mars.
b. They didn't know how to build a rocket
c. They were building their own rockets
What is (a)
100
The rocket he was trying to build seemed too ______ to withstand the pressure of the atmosphere.
a. amiss
b. flimsy
c. forlorn
What is (b)
200
become fainter and more distant
What is recede
200
What happened to Mr. Bittering's rocket?
a. The Martians destroyed it
b. They took it back to Earth
c. It rusted
What is (C)
200
Mars is very hot.
What is True
200
How does Mr. Bittering feel about living on Mars?
a. excited
b. fearful
c. overwhelmed
What is (b)
200
Thoughts of home tended to ______ after so many months on Mars.
a. recede
b. amiss
c. flimsy
What is (a)
300
become fewer until not many remain
What is dwindle
300
What does harry ask his wife in their picnic?
a. How long have their children been speaking Martian
b. How long have her eyes been yellow
c. How long have they been on Mars
What is (B)
300
When the Bittering's move to the villas, they take all their belongings with them
What is False
300
Why did the rockets stop coming from Earth?
a. They were destroyed by a hurricane
b. They did not have enough fuel to reach Mars
c. They were destroyed by an atomic bomb
What is (c)
300
The supply of food in the freezer was going to _____ to nothing if Bittering continued to eat it for every meal.
a. forlorn
b. amiss
c. dwindle
What is (c)
400
not solid, weak
What is flimsy
400
How do the Earthmen change while living on Mars?
a. Their eyes are yellow, they grow taller, their skin gets darker
b. They grow antennas, a horn, and their skin turned green
c. They did not change
What is (A)
400
Harry completes the project of building a rocket.
What is false
400
Why did the bitterings settle on Mars?
a. War on Earth
b. New adventure
c. Earth was destroyed
What is (a)
400
When he looked at the peach blossom, he couldn't point out what was wrong exactly, but he knew something was _____.
a. forlorn
b. dwindle
c. amiss
What is (c)
500
feeling sad
What is forlorn
500
How are the plants on Mars different than the plants on Earth?
a. They are different colors
b. They grow faster
c. They are different sizes
What is (A)
500
This story is a non-fiction short story.
What is False.
500
Why does Dan want to change his name?
a. He wants to defy his parents
b. He is changing into a Martian
c. He does not remember his real name
What is (b)
500
Bittering was feeling quite _____ as he watched his family slowly begin to change.
a. forlorn
b. amiss
c. recede