"Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed" Test Reg

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What is the main theme of 'Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed'?

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The main theme revolves around transformation and identity, exploring how the characters change physically and emotionally in response to their environment.

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Who is Harry Bittering in 'Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed'?

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Harry Bittering is the protagonist who struggles with the changes occurring in himself and his family as they adapt to life on Mars.

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What does the transformation of Earth colonists into Martians symbolize?

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It symbolizes the loss of identity and the impact of environment on individuals, highlighting the theme of adaptation.

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Define personification in literature.

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human entities or abstract concepts.

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Provide an example of personification from 'Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed'.

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The fear would not be stopped. It had his throat and heart.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Identify a metaphor from 'Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed'.

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The children, small seeds, might at any instant be sown to all the Martian climes.

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What emotion does Harry Bittering primarily feel in the first half of the story?

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He is afraid of being changed by the Martian environment.

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What role does the Martian environment play in the story?

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The Martian environment serves as a catalyst for change, influencing the characters' identities and emotions.

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What does the lieutenant encounter at the end of the story?

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He finds the original Earth colonists, who have fully transformed into Martians.