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DARK THEY WERE AND GOLDEN-EYED
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Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is Harry Bittering's emotion in the first half of the story?
A
Curious about the martians
B
Afraid of being changed by Mars
C
Angry at his wife
2) What prevented the family from returning to Earth?
A
An atomic war takes place on Earth.
B
Harry's rocket doesn't work.
C
The family is happy living on Mars.
D
The return ticket home is too much money.
3) What is the first clue that things are changing?
A
The children want Martian names.
B
His peach tree blossoms change.
C
Their eyes turn a golden color.
4) What does Mr. Bittering do to cope with his fear about Mars?
A
He tries to build a rocket and concentrates on working.
B
He persuades his family to return to Earth with him.
C
He investigates the Martian ruins.
5) What BEST describes the Bittering family at the end of the story?
A
They are eager to return to Earth since the war is done.
B
They are unhappy with their lives.
C
They are completely changed and don't remember their past.
6) If a road is SUBMERGED, then . . .
A
it's impossible to navigate (drive on).
B
the road is located in the mountains.
C
the area has had a long drought with no rain.
7) The word atmosphere means. . .
A
chemistry
B
space
C
surrounding air
8) The constant wind on Mars represents what?
A
The destruction of the Earth people's settlement on Mars
B
The power to completely change Earth people
C
The sadness Mr. Bittering feels
9) Which situation best explains the word FORLORN?
A
a soccer team just won
B
an abandoned dog sitting in the rain
C
a busy man that just missed his bus
D
a teenage babysitter watching children
10) What is the main theme of the story? (The moral of the story)
A
Humans are open minded and peaceful in their encounters of the unknown
B
Governments need to look to other planets to meet our needs
C
People often resist and fear it, but change is unavoidable.
11) What is the attitude of the lieutenant who arrived at the end of the story?
A
He likes the Martians and thinks they are peaceful.
B
He thinks the Martians are involved in the disappearance of the settlers.
C
He finds Mars unappealing.
12) Which of the following words is a synonym of DESTROY?
A
uncover
B
copy
C
ruin
D
upset
13) This word means to pull under water or to completely cover
A
convivial
B
forlorn
C
submerge
14) This word means sad, abandoned, or lonely
A
mosaic
B
immense
C
atmosphere
D
forlorn
15) This word means extremely large or great in size
A
marrow
B
unbidden
C
immense
16) This word means a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones
A
marrow
B
climes
C
sapling
17) This word means a young tree.
A
canals
B
sapling
C
mosaic
18) This word means a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass
A
anachronism
B
mosaic
C
convivial
D
atmosphere
19) This word means an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships
A
canals
B
marrow
C
unbidden
D
convivial
20) This word means the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
A
air
B
atmosphere
C
convivial
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