Plot
where did the book start?
what is Hail Mary space craft
how does Ryland feel about his dead teammates?
what is grief
What is the main non-fiction theme of the book?
what is space and science
What figurative language is "Project Hail Mary"
What is metaphor
what are the things killing the sun called?
what is astrophage
What happened in the spacecraft
what is Rylands partners were all dead
how does ryland feel about his kids? (hes a teacher)
What is he is caring and nice towards them
What is the main theme of the book?
what is trying to stop aliens from dimming the sun
what figurative language is used in "I flail like an angry cat, reaching out for anything I can grasp."
What is simile
How does Ryland figure out that the astrophage are just normal cells?
what is he uses a needle to pop one and see all the cells parts
what is happening to the sun?
what is it is being dimmed by astrophage
how does ryland feel about being sent off to relive his scientific past?
What is concern and unhappiness
what is a widely shown theme in the book?
what is cross species coordination
What figurative language is used with the protagonist being named Grace?
what is symbolism
how do the astrophage travel?
what is light propulsion
how many scientists eventually work on this?
what is every major scientist around the world
What happened after Ryland realized who he was?
what is he was proud of how smart he was
another main theme is:
what is survival and sacrifice
What figurative language is used in “Eridians don’t have a sense of smell. But while it took a long time to explain sight to Rocky, smell was easy. Because Eridians do have a sense of taste. When you get down to it, smell is just tasting at range.”
what is metaphor
what is hail mary ship
where is ryland going in the hail mary ship?
What is the Tau Ceti star system
what did ryland overcome?
What is cowardice and self-serving nature
final main theme is:
what is importance of connection
what does ambulation mean?
What is to move or walk from one place to another
what star system did ryland travel to?
What is the Tau Ceti star system