The Martian Chronicles

Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

“January 1999: Rocket Summer”

Reading Check

1. What is the story’s setting?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why do people call this day “Rocket Summer”?

“February 1999: Ylla”

Reading Check

1. Who appears to Ylla in her dreams?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why does Yll insist that Ylla stay home on the day of the rocket landing?

“August 1999: The Summer Night”

Reading Check

1. Which expedition is about to arrive in August of 1999?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What kinds of behavior cause chaos on the night before the expedition arrives?

“August 1999: The Earth Men”

Reading Check

1. Who is the first Martian that Captain Williams encounters?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does dramatic irony heighten the reader’s response to the encounter between Mr. Xxx and Williams’s crew?

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