"The Machine Stops" Pages 1-5

Who are the main characters in the story?

• Harrison and Maria

• Alma and George

• Vashti and Kuno

• Kilray and Hanreet

For what reason did Vashti last leave her room?

• to visit her daughter

• to have her last child

• to visit the surface

• to get married

How do people "visit" with one another?

• By gathering using the screens in their rooms

• by traveling on the air ships

• by meeting in a concert hall

• no one visits anyone

What does Kuno want Vashti to do?

• come visit him

• he wants her to visit his sister

• He wants her to see the stars he discovered

• He wants her to lecture at his university

What did Kuno pay attention to the last time he was in the air ship?

• the stars

• the stewardess

• the lack of fresh air

• he only read his books

Vashti is described as "a woman about five feet high, with a face as white as a fungus." How might the setting have influenced Vashti's appearance?

• she is very sick in the hospital with cancer

• she lives underground and has not seen the sun

• she is a prisoner

• she is an alien