(2) Santa Claus is usually portrayed as a __________, smiling,
fat man with a very pleasant ____________.
A dog's _____________ system is thousands of times more sensitive
than a human's.
"Do we have to go through all this _____________ " just because
we're from Earth?
(2) The Earth men were greatly ___________(ed) to find
they had signed papers for ______________.
We spent the evening playing _________ Pursuit, trying to
answer obscure questions.
I heard about that rumor _______ my friend Stevie.
Tell it to me straight, without using any ______________(s).
"...masks that smiled or masks that frowned, according to
the owners' ___________."
"The Earth Men"
What did Captain Williams and the rest want from the Martians?
a) Land. b) They want the Martians to surrender. c) Recognition. d) Goods
to trade with Earth. e) All of the above.
Even though it doesn't really have anything to do with the
story, Ray Bradbury spends time describing a mechanical spider toy that
the little girl plays with. What might be the point? a) To show how weird
the Martians are. b) To show us a glimpse of what Martian life is like.
c) He's comparing the Earth men to the spider; they are just toys that
the Martians play with. d) All of the above.
What makes Mr. Aaa finally take a little notice of the Earth
men?
The best word(s) to describe most Martians' reaction to the
Earth men would be...a) surprise. b) anger. c) indifference. d) annoyance.
e) all of the above.
On page 17, after Mrs. Ttt yells at him about his muddy boots,
the captain says, "This is no time for trivialities...we should be celebrating."
The word trivialities means...a) worries about cleanliness, b) important
things, c) womanly worries, d) unimportant things, e) yelling.
