Question

Read the selection in your Student Edition and choose the best answer to each question.

Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed
by Ray Bradbury

Click here to read Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed.

Question 1
This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A
What mood does paragraph 170 convey?

Responses

Confused
Confused

Tense
Tense

Eerie
Eerie

Forlorn

Answer 1

I don’t have your Student Edition paragraph numbers, so I can’t see paragraph 170. Could you either paste that paragraph here or tell me the scene it describes? Once I can read it I’ll pick the best mood choice and, for Part B, give the textual evidence/explanation.

If you want to decide before pasting, here’s how to choose:
- Confused: look for disjointed sentences, unclear action, characters who don’t understand what’s happening.
- Tense: look for short, clipped sentences, imminent danger, urgency, or fear.
- Eerie: look for strange, uncanny details, quiet oddness, or unsettling imagery (this story often uses “eerie”).
- Forlorn: look for loneliness, sadness, loss, or hopelessness.

Paste the paragraph (or tell me what happens in it) and I’ll answer Part A and Part B.