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26 Cards in this Set
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What does Dan Bittering need his parent's permission for?
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to change his name
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By allowing his son to change his name, Harry is accepting what?
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His family is becoming Martian and adjusting to their new society.
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How can you tell a story is Science Fiction?
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It combines science and imagination.
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Harry feels _________ when he and his family first lands on Mars.
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fearful, afraid, or uneasy
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When the roses turn green, the people's eyes turn yellow, and the cows grow an extra horn the mood of the story is ___________.
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mysterious, eerie, scary, or strange
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Harry stops building his rocket because ________________.
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He forgets about it. The atmosphere on Mars makes him not care about the same things that he used to care about.
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Harry's underwater dream connects to the main events of the story because ______________.
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everything on Mars makes small, but noticeable changes.
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What happens to memory on Mars?
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Memories get lost or fade away while on Mars.
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Rockets going to Mars and people really living there could on happen in what genre?
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Science Fiction
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How does the mood of the story change from the beginning to the end?
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Harry and his family at first are afraid and stresses, but because of the atmosphere on Mars, by the end off the story they have an "I don't care" attitude.
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What confirms that the Bittering family is stranded on Mars?
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atom bombs destroy the rockets
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sociable; enjoying the company of others
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convivial
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to become less, until little remains
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dwindle
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not solid or strong
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flimsy
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appearing lonely or sad
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forlorn
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to say thoughtfully
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muse
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a weight hung so that it can swing freely; sometimes used in clocks
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pendulum
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to become fainter, or more distant
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recede
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not obviously; in a manner hard to notice or perceive
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subtly
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How is Harry's first impression of Mars right?
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Harry was afraid and stressed at first about Mars changing him and his family and by the end of the story they had changed.
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What was the first Martian word said in the story and what did it mean?
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Iorrt is the Martian word for Earth
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Which Bittering family member was the scared the most in the beginning of the story?
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Harry or Mr. Bittering (the father)
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"He was too tired to be afraid," lets the reader know what?
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Harry was accepting the changes to himself and his family.
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What happened to the peach blossoms that fall in the garden?
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They were changing because of the atmosphere on Mars.
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At the end of the story the captain plans to rename the martian landscape, but the reader can infer that ________.
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the old Martian names would come back because of the atmosphere.
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The quote, "The roses. The roses. They're turning green!" creates what type of mood.
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strange, mysterious or eerie
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