The Martian Chronicles | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - January 1999: Rocket Summer

1. In what state does the story open?

2. What season is it when the story opens?

3. What sport are the children engaging in during January of 1999?

4. What melts the image of winter?

5. What happens to the snow?

6. What do the residents nickname the season?

7. Which current meteorological term could be used to describe the climate changes experienced during January of 1999?

8. What type of coats are the mothers in the chapter wearing?

9. From where was the rocket launched?

10. What changes after the rocket is launched?

11. What happens to the land?

12. In what year does the book open?