All Summer in a Day

How does William show his disrespect for Margot?

• He doesn't let her play tag with the other kids

• He runs away from her and leaves her behind in the tunnel

• He shoves her and tells her the sun is not going to shine

• He won't listen while she reads her poem

What are the kids doing at the start of the story?

• They are looking out the window

• They are waiting for the teacher

• They are laughing at Margot

• They are sitting at their desks

What is the biggest difference between Margot and her classmates?

• She is a great poet and they aren't

• She doesn't have dreams and they do

• She remembers the sun and they don't

• They are older than her

How do we know the children disrespect Margot?

• They force her to shower

• They push her out the door

• They lose her in the tunnel

• They lock her in a closet

Match the following vocabulary from "All Summer in a Day"

• savagely

• in a wild, destructive, and vicious manner

• vital

• very great or large

• consequence

• a result or effect of an action or condition.

• immense

• essential; absolutely necessary

• resilient

• tending to bounce back or restore oneself quickly after experiencing misfortune

Why doesn't the teacher check further when the students say everyone is there?

• She has no idea how many kids are in the class

• She doesn't want Margot to be able to see the sun

• She is excited to see the sun too

• She miscounted

Why do the kids answer yes when they are asked if everyone is there?

• They forget Margot isn't there

• They are scared to say what they did

• They don't think they have time to wait for Margot

• They don't want Margot to see the sun

What does the following passage tell us about Margot? - She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years and the rain had washed out the blue from her eyes and the red from her mouth and the yellow from her hair.

• Margot's eyes don't have any color

• Margot doesn't wear lipstick anymore

• Margot is pale and delicate

• Margot hasn't been in from the rain in years

Based on what you've read in the story and using evidence of Margot's personality, how will she react when let out of the closet?

• She will yell and scream at her classmates

• She will go out and play in the rain

• She will complain to the teacher

• She will cry by herself

Why do the children move slowly and hesitate to see Margot at the end of the story?

• they can't stand to see her pale face.

• they know they will get in trouble now.

• they are worried that Margot may not be where they left her.

• they know they have done a cruel thing to her.