Question

At the end of “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed,” whom does the lieutenant from Earth encounter in the hills?
A. He finds the original Earth colonists, who have fully transformed into Martians.
B. He finds the original Martians, who have destroyed the Earth colonists.
C. He finds refugees who fled to Mars from the Earth during the nuclear war.
D. He finds an alien race that lives in the ruins of the original Martians’ settlement.

Answer 1

A. He finds the original Earth colonists, who have fully transformed into Martians.

Explanation: by the story’s end the settlers have been changed into Martians ("dark they were, and golden‑eyed"), and the lieutenant from Earth sees them in the hills and realizes they are no longer human.