The secret by Authur C. Clarke

Who is Henry Cooper?

• He is the Chief administrator

• He is a reporter

• He is a scientist

• He is the Chief of Police

Cooper was chosen for this job because

• he felt that something was wrong on the Moon

• he studied science

• he was a member of UNSA

• he always told the truth in his reports

What did UNSA want Cooper to write in his report?

• There were good reasons for spending so much money on space programs

• The government shouldn't spent so much money on space study

• More roads and more schools had to be built on Earth

• People can't live on the Moon

What problem did Cooper have soon after he arrived?

• Some people lied to him

• Some people didn't want to answer his questions

• Chandra, the Chief of Police didn't want to help him

• The Medical research labs were far away

How did Cooper try to solve the problem?

• He made a decision to go to the Research Labs

• He asked people from Earth to help him

• He contacted Chandra, the Cheif of police

• He called the Director of the Medical Research labs

Dr. Hastings discovered a secret that created a conflict for him. What secret did he discover?

• That people on the Moon can't live for 200 years

• That people on Earth can't live for more than 100 years

• That people on earth spend their whole lives fighting gravity

• That people on the Moon can live at least 200 years

Why did the secret cause a conflict for him?

• He thought he would lose his job

• He wanted to discover a new cure for the disease

• He was afraid that people on Earth won't believe him

• He was worried about what would happen if people on Earth found out

What problem does Cooper face at the end of the story?

• He has to decide whether he should report this information to the government only

• He has to decide whether he should get back to Earth

• He has to decide whether he should report this information to the people of Earth or keep it a secret

• He has to decide whether he should believe Dr. Hastings

Give two examples of the elements of the science fiction stories in The Secret

• The story takes place in the past

• Henry Cooper traveled to the Moon in a spaceship

• The story is open-ended

• The story takes place on Earth, not on the Moon

• The story takes place in the future

Give two examples from the story that could show what the writer, Arthur Clarke,thinks about the future:

• He thinks it is impossible that people will live on the Moon

• He thinks that it is possible that people could live longer on the Moon

• People will fight gravity on Earth

• People will live for more that 100 years on Earth

• The Earth will become too crowded