All Summer In a Day
On what planet does the story take place?
Venus
What annual event brings the villagers together?The lottery
The lottery
What year does the story take place?
2081
What is the name of the technologically advanced house?
The Happylife Home
What is the term for a comparison using “like” or “as”?
Simile
Why does Margot remember the sun when the other children do not?
She previously lived on Earth and remembers experiencing it.
What object is the central symbol of tradition in the story?
The black box
Why are talented or intelligent people forced to wear handicaps?
To make everyone artificially “equal.”
What room creates realistic environments based on the children’s thoughts?
The nursery
In The Hunger Games, what district is Katniss Everdeen from?
District 12
What does the sun symbolize for Margot?
Hope, happiness, freedom, and her connection to Earth
What type of irony is created by the cheerful, ordinary atmosphere at the beginning compared with the ending?
Situational irony
Harrison’s physical handicaps can be interpreted as a symbol of what?
Government control/suppression of individuality and excellence.
What do the lions symbolize as the story progresses?
The children’s growing violence/hostility and the danger created by the nursery.
What do The Lottery, Harrison Bergeron, and The Veldt all have in common: comedy, satire, dystopian elements, or romance?
Dystopian elements
What motivates the children to lock Margot in the closet?
Jealousy, resentment, and their inability to understand her experience.
Why is Tessie Hutchinson’s protest, “It isn’t fair,” significant?
She accepts the tradition until she becomes its victim, revealing hypocrisy/self-interest.
What literary technique is Vonnegut using by creating an absurdly extreme version of equality?
Satire
Why is the repeated screaming an example of foreshadowing?
It hints at George and Lydia’s eventual deaths before they realize whose screams they are hearing.
What is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in a USA State
Q
Why is the ending especially powerful even though Bradbury gives very little dialogue?
The children’s silence and slow actions reveal their guilt and realization of the cruelty of what they have done.
What major criticism of society does Shirley Jackson communicate through the villagers?
People can continue cruel or harmful traditions simply because they have always been followed.
Ie: People can be sheep
What distinction does the story make between equality and sameness?
True equality does not necessarily mean forcing everyone to have identical abilities or outcomes; the society creates sameness by suppressing differences.
What warning does Bradbury give through George and Lydia’s relationship with their children?
Technology can weaken human relationships and parental authority when it replaces genuine care, responsibility, and interaction.
What is the longest bone in the human body?
Femur