All Summer in a Day Quiz

All Summer in a Day Quiz
Name/Date/Period
1) When the author says the jungle grew tumultuously, he means the jungle
A. Grew noisily
B. Became agitated
C. Grew disorderly
D. Became very large
2) What did Margot think about her classmates at the beginning of the story
A. She was sad that they would not be friends with her.
B. She thought she was better than them because she remembered the sun.
C. She didn’t concern herself about them.
D. She thought they were stupid because they didn’t believe what she said about the sun.
3) The students locked Margot in the closet because
A. They didn’t think the sun would really come out.
B. They were jealous that she had already seen the sun.
C. They were being mean because she acted strange.
D. They thought she had lied to them about the sun.
4) The end of the story suggests that Margot
A. Died while inside the closet.
B. Will get revenge on the other students.
C. Will be treated differently by the students.
D. Will go home sooner than expected.
5) When the author says, “They turned through the doorway to the room in the sound of the storm and
thunder, lightning on their faces, blue and terrible,” he uses imagery in order to
A. Identify the conflict between the students and nature.
B. Show how scared the students were of the storm.
C. Create a mood that reflects the students’ inner turmoil.
D. Illustrate the setting to the reader.

The following are possible themes of “All Summer in a Day”:
1. Small events can be very important.
2. You don’t miss things you’ve never had.
3. Bullying can have larger impacts than originally intended.
Choose one that you believe best expresses and important
theme. Explain why you chose this theme for the story. Make
sure that you use textual examples to support your choice.
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