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SCIENCE FICTION SCIENCE FICTION STUDY GUIDESTUDY GUIDE““Monkey’s Paw”Monkey’s Paw” “Zoo”“Zoo”

““Examination Day”Examination Day” VocabularyVocabulary

Question #1Question #1VocabularyVocabulary

1) Veronica saw a 1) Veronica saw a _____________________ _____________________ man walking around the man walking around the neighborhood, so she neighborhood, so she decided to notify the police.decided to notify the police.

Answer to #1Answer to #1

SINISTERSINISTER

Question #2Question #2VocabularyVocabulary

2) It might have just been her 2) It might have just been her _______________________, _______________________, but Meghan thought she saw but Meghan thought she saw Jackson admiring her from Jackson admiring her from across the room.across the room.

Answer to #2Answer to #2

FANCYFANCY

Question #3 Question #3 VocabularyVocabulary

3) 3) Samuel wanted to go Samuel wanted to go bowling with his friends bowling with his friends Sunday night, but he could Sunday night, but he could not figure out how to not figure out how to ____________________ the ____________________ the topic with his strict parents.topic with his strict parents.

Answer to #3Answer to #3

BROACHBROACH

Question #4 Question #4 VocabularyVocabulary

4) Ashley studied with 4) Ashley studied with ______________________ ______________________ because she did not want to because she did not want to fail math and have to attend fail math and have to attend summer school.summer school.

Answer to #4Answer to #4

RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION

Question #5 Question #5 VocabularyVocabulary

5) 5) Aaron Aaron _____________________ _____________________ answered the reporter’s answered the reporter’s questions, hoping that his words questions, hoping that his words would not be misrepresented in would not be misrepresented in the newspaper.the newspaper.

Answer to #5Answer to #5

DUBIOUSLYDUBIOUSLY

Question #6 Question #6 VocabularyVocabulary

6) Lily wanted to wear a 6) Lily wanted to wear a unique dress to the prom, not unique dress to the prom, not one of those one of those _________________ ones _________________ ones that all the other girls would that all the other girls would be wearing.be wearing.

Answer to #6Answer to #6

PROSAICPROSAIC

Question #7 Question #7 VocabularyVocabulary

7) Not wanting to wake her 7) Not wanting to wake her sleeping children, the mother sleeping children, the mother ________________________ ________________________ entered the room to switch on entered the room to switch on the night light.the night light.

Answer to #7Answer to #7

FURTIVELYFURTIVELY

Question #8 Question #8 VocabularyVocabulary

8) 8) ________________________________________________by the movie on television, the by the movie on television, the children begged their parents children begged their parents to let them stay up long to let them stay up long enough to see the ending.enough to see the ending.

Answer to #8Answer to #8

ENTHRALLEDENTHRALLED

Question #9 Question #9 VocabularyVocabulary

9) Our pleasant evening with 9) Our pleasant evening with friends was friends was _____________________ by _____________________ by the argument we had during the argument we had during the last half hour of their visit.the last half hour of their visit.

Answer to #9Answer to #9

MARREDMARRED

Question #10 Question #10 VocabularyVocabulary

10) During the transit of 10) During the transit of Venus tomorrow, remember Venus tomorrow, remember to keep your eyes to keep your eyes ______________ from the ______________ from the sun unless you are using a sun unless you are using a telescope or binocularstelescope or binoculars..

Answer to #10Answer to #10

AVERTEDAVERTED

““Monkey’s Paw”Monkey’s Paw”

Organize the following events by Organize the following events by placing the number of the event in placing the number of the event in the appropriate category. Some the appropriate category. Some categories will have more than one categories will have more than one statement.statement.

““Monkey’s Paw” AnswersMonkey’s Paw” Answers

Theme: #5Theme: #5 Exposition: # 6, #1Exposition: # 6, #1 Rising Action: #7, #4, #8Rising Action: #7, #4, #8 Climax: #3Climax: #3 Falling Action: #2, #10Falling Action: #2, #10 Resolution: #9Resolution: #9

And all the rest!And all the rest!

Describe the ironic plot twist in each of Describe the ironic plot twist in each of the following stories:the following stories:

““ZOO”ZOO” ““Examination Day”Examination Day” ““People Are Alike All Over”People Are Alike All Over”

““ZOO”ZOO”

At first, the reader only thinks that At first, the reader only thinks that humans must pay to attend Professor humans must pay to attend Professor Hugo’s alien zoo.Hugo’s alien zoo.

However, at the end of the story, we However, at the end of the story, we realize that the aliens are also paying to realize that the aliens are also paying to attend a human zoo.attend a human zoo.

““Examination Day”Examination Day”

Although there is foreshadowing Although there is foreshadowing that Ricky might fail his test, the that Ricky might fail his test, the reader is surprised to see that he reader is surprised to see that he fails (and is executed!) for fails (and is executed!) for knowing too much!knowing too much!

““People Are Alike All People Are Alike All Over”Over”

Conrad travels to Mars to discover a new Conrad travels to Mars to discover a new civilization, but he ends up as their discoverycivilization, but he ends up as their discovery—an exhibit in their zoo!—an exhibit in their zoo!

When Markeson tells Conrad people are alike When Markeson tells Conrad people are alike all over, he refers to kindness; Markeson all over, he refers to kindness; Markeson sees he was right, but it was about people’s sees he was right, but it was about people’s curiosity and its consequences.curiosity and its consequences.