Feathered Friend

Front

In "Feathered Friend", when does the narrator first realize Claribel is aboard the space station?

Back

When he hears the bird singing/whistling

Front

What happens after the crew revives Claribel?

Back

She chirps and then keels over again.

Front

Why do the crew members pass around an oxygen bottle?

Back

to keep themselves from losing consciousness

Front

Reason for narrator's morning headache?

Back

lack of oxygen in the space station

Front

Why would a person most likely feel distressed after reading an email?

Back

the message contains bad news

Front

If a puppy is described as whimpering pathetically, what is most likely true?

Back

the noise causes people to feel pity or sorrow

Front

If a group of people lamented in public, which of the following events was most likely taking place? a concert, a funeral, a graduation, a holiday party

Back

a funeral

Front

Think about the setting. What is the most likely reason that "early spacers" were wiry little fellows?

Back

both space and supplies on the space station are limited

Front

Which sentence best supports the idea that "early spacers" were wiry little fellows? Options: [There's] never been a regulation that forbids one to keep a pet in a space station., [A] spacesuit is not the most convenient of garbs in which to work., I was sitting in the little cubbyhole laughingly called my office..., A space station has more hiding places than you can count...

Back

I was sitting in the little cubbyhole laughingly called my office...

Front

"Half a million dollars worth of chemical and electronic engineering had let us down completely" - What does this mean?

Back

despite costly technology, systems do fail