Grade: 30/ Name: __________________________ End of Selection Check Point: After reading the short story “Dark They Were, And Golden-Eyed” by Bradbury, read each question carefully and answer them based on your understanding of the story and the discussion done in class. 1. Why does the Bittering family leave Earth and move to Mars? a. They have relatives that live on Mars. b. They heard the weather on Mars is much more agreeable than Earth’s weather. c. They wanted a family vacation. d. They wanted to escape the war on Earth. 2. What is the theme of the story, Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed? a. Family is what matters most. b. Places can change you. c. Space exploration can be dangerous. d. Money is the root of all evil. 3. Which of the following is NOT a change that the Bitterings notice on Mars? a. Their eyes start to turn gold/yellow. b. Their dog grows a third eye. c. The roses start to turn green. d. Their cow grows a third horn 4. How does the setting best affect Mr. Bittering in the lines 245-272? a. He is comforted by the soothing aspect of the Martian environment. b. The changes he has witnessed in his family and home terrify him. c. He is excited that he is finally able to speak Martian. d. He is captivated by the word Iorrt. 5. What sort of mood is created by words like trembling, throat, heart, and sweating? a. anxious b. peaceful c. exciting d. depressed 6. Which answer best describes the change in Harry’s attitude towards Mars? a. At first, Harry is anxious about living on Mars. Eventually he is satisfied with his new life. b. At first, Harry is optimistic about living on Mars, but eventually he is depressed by his new life. c. At first, Harry is excited about living on Mars, but eventually he is scared by his new life. d. At first Harry was satisfied with living on Mars, but eventually he is anxious by his new life. 7. Using lines 230-244 as a guide, which line shows Harry Bittering’s defiance of living on Mars? a. “Once in a while they gave him a hand on lifting something. But mostly they just idled and watched him with their yellow eyes.” (232-233) b. “I won’t touch it, he said. Nothing from our garden.” (237) c. “Once I get it started, the others will help,’ he said, not looking at her, laying out the blueprints.” (240-241) 8. Why Harry’s son starts calling his father Utha? a. b. c. d. He is slowly becoming a Martian. He is making fun of his father. He is jealous of his father. He is afraid of calling his father by his real name. 9. Which characteristic makes it clear that this is a fictional piece of literature? a. b. c. d. The colorful setting. The description of family members. The use of dialogue. The setting is on Mars 10. Which word best describes the character of Harry Bittering at the beginning of the story? a. loud b. scared c. demanding d. quiet 11. Which theme is reflected throughout the story? a. People fear the unknown. b. A family becomes stronger when they are far from home. c. Sometimes people change and do not realize it. d. Family is the most important element in life. 12. You met Bradbury, the author of “Dark They Were, And Golden-Eyed”, and he asked you to write a part two of the story. In few lines, summarize what would have happened if the story had a part two written by you. Base your summery on the analysis done in class. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Vocabulary: Choose the correct answer: 1. Valid: verb 2. Potential: verb - - noun - adjective noun - adjective 3. Stress (synonym): understate 4. Recede (Synonym): retreat - emphasize - 5. Pendulum (antonym): swings 6. Convivial (antonym): lively receive - - - hypnotize - repeat necklace - no antonym happy - grim 7. Muse (sentence): _______________________________________________________________________ 8. Idle: (Sentence): ________________________________________________________________________
