Martian Chronicles  Reading Check. "The Settlers" (S), "The Green Morning" (GM), "The Locusts" (L), "Night Meeting I (NM)

1. (S) The settlers in the first wave of people moving to Mars were all ____. a) poor  b) criminals c) rich enough to afford it  d) men  e) government workers
2. (S) What was the "disease" they all got as they traveled to Mars? a) chicken pox  b) space sickness  c) flu  d) fear  e) loneliness
3. (S) The rate of people moving to Mars increased ... a) as the war on Earth grew closer.  b) as the population already there increased.  c) as the Earth got more crowded.  d) as the Earth ran out of food.  e) as the technology and size of the rockets increased.
4. (GM) What happened when Driscoll first arrived on Mars that inspired his dream? a) He was space-sick.  b) He fainted.  c) He didn't like the job he was assigned.  d) He was told what had happened to the Martians.  e) Nothing. He had the dream before he left Earth.
5. (GM) Why did the Co-ordinator say Driscoll wouldn't get much help from the other people who had moved to Mars? a) They all had other jobs to do.  b) There was no money in his plan.  c) They were mostly mining communities.  d) They already had people doing that.  e) None of the above.
6. (GM) Why is the story called "The Green Morning"? a) Because Driscoll decided one morning to be an environmentalist.  b) Because, one morning Driscoll woke up, and Mars was covered with trees.  c) Because the trees only grow in the morning.  d) Because Driscoll planted in the mornings and traveled in the afternoons.  e) None of the above.
7. (GM) What does Driscoll do when he realizes the plants have made oxygen like back on Earth?  a) He capers about.  b) He faints.  c) He calls the Co-ordinator to tell him.  d) He runs through the town yelling.  e) He radios Earth about it.
8. (L) Why is the story called "The Locusts"? a) Because the Earth people brought insects with them.  b) Because, to the Martians, the Earthmen were like insects. c) Because the Earthmen wiped out all the insects on Mars.  d) Because the Earthmen came in swarms and changed the landscape.   e) Because it's the Martian word for Earthmen.
9. (NM) How can we easily tell that Ray Bradbury wrote "The Green Morning" and "Night Meeting" at different times, and that he was not thinking of "The Green Morning" when he wrote "Night Meeting"? In other words, what is different about the Mars of the two stories?  a) The Martians are different.  b) The Martians aren't dead.  c) There are no ruins in "Green Morning."  d) The landscape is different.  e) There are no canals in "Night Meeting."
10. (NM) True or False? Pop enjoys being on Mars.