Plot
What is the Emergency Dispatch Ship (EDS) transporting?
medicine/serum
Who is the protagonist (main character)?
Barton & Marilyn
What is the rule regarding EDS stowaways?
Physical laws regarding fuel and weight
What is Barton's mission?
take fever serum to a group of settlers
How does the author create suspense?
by repeatedly referring to the time kept on the chronometer
What word means drew back in fear, surprise, or disgust?
recoiled
Who is the antagonist?
The laws of science
Why does Barton choose to jettison Marilyn?
not doing so means death for both of them and others as well
What is the story's theme?
survival can demand hard choices
third-person limited
What planet was Marilyn supposed to go to?
Mirmir
Where is the EDS going?
Woden
Why is Barton shocked when he discovers the stowaway?
it is a young girl
Why does Barton wait until the last possible minute to jettison Marilyn?
He is trying to give her time to accept the situation.
Which character can be described as compassionate?
Barton
Who or what makes the decision about when Marilyn will have to be killed?
The computer
Why can't Marilyn get ahold of her brother right away?
He is out on a mission
What emotion does Marilyn experience while waiting to be jettisoned?
fear, guilt, disbelief
What does the narrator's voice serve to do?
increase the story's humor
Whom does naive describe?
Marilyn
What plot device, that we definitely discussed in class, adds to the horror of Marilyn's fate?
dashes
Which character feels the most remorse?
Barton
The narrator's voice is best described as __________.
calm
How does Marilyn react when she first realizes the seriousness of her situation?
asks questions
What literary device is this: "The sensation was like that of the ship suddenly dropping, . . ."?
simile