Mars Colony Eight (Catherine Wiencke) - Leveled English Reading

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

mineralsfresh fruit and vegetablesplums and honeynutrition blocks

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

wipe and reset his memorysend him to Colony Threeimprison himswitch him off

Question 3: What happened to Voss?

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

Question 4: How did life improve on Colony Eight?

Robots took over all gardening duties.The inhabitants had a new home to live in.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?

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

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

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

Question 7: What type of fiction is this story?

horrorhistorical fictionscience fictionmystery

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

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

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

a metaphor.an exaggeration.a simile.alliteration.

Question 10: What does *oasis* mean?

a secret placea fertile place in a deserta flower gardenfruit trees