Problem
Respond to the following questions in complete sentences. You WILL NOT receive full credit if the questions are not answered in full, complete sentences.
A. Why do the Bitterings settle on Mars?
B. Why do the rockets from Earth stop coming to Mars?
C. Compare how the Bitterings interact in the Earth settlement with how they interact in the Martian ruins. How do their interactions contribute to the mood set in the story? (How do the Bitterings feel about Earth compared to Mars).
D. Identify the mood of the story. Why is this mood created? Use textual evidence (quote, phrase, line, etc) Prove your answer.
E. Why does Mrs. Bittering want to stay on Mars?
F. Record a simile in the text. What does the author mean by this simile? (Write the simile you found in the text and what it means).
G. Note a metaphor within the story. What does this metaphor mean? (Write the metaphor you found in the text and what it means).