Mars Colony Eight (Catherine Wiencke) - Leveled English Reading

Question 1: What were the workers eating for lunch at the beginning of this story?

fresh fruit and vegetablesnutrition blocksmineralsplums and honey

Question 2: What was Voss going to do to Foley?

send him to Colony Threeimprison himwipe and reset his memoryswitch him off

Question 3: What happened to Voss?

He had to scrub air filters.His memory was reset.He was sent to Colony Three.He was forced to live on nutrition blocks.

Question 4: How did life improve on Colony Eight?

The inhabitants had a new home to live in.Robots took over all gardening duties.The inhabitants had real food to eat as well as nutrition blocks.They all moved to Colony Three.

Question 5: When Gia and Foley first walked into the new area, why couldn't Foley see it on his system?

The area was so new it hadn't been added to Foley's system.Commander Voss was keeping it a secret.Foley's system was reset.Foley's system was malfunctioning.

Question 6: Why was Voss going to send Gia to Colony Three?

She was trying to steal his fresh fruit.He did not want her telling anyone about his garden.She had entered a restricted zone.He was rewarding her for being very clever.

Question 7: What type of fiction is this story?

horrormysteryhistorical fictionscience fiction

Question 8: Why did Gia stare at Foley *wide-eyed*?

Foley disobeyed orders to protect her.Foley lied to Voss.Foley obeyed orders.Foley chose not to protect her.

Question 9: The phrase "the garden became the beating heart" is

an exaggeration.alliteration.a simile.a metaphor.

Question 10: What does *oasis* mean?

a flower gardena secret placefruit treesa fertile place in a desert