"The cold equations"

The rule regarding EDS stowaways is based on

• scientific equation

• theory

• Laws of nature

On first discovering who the stowaway is Barton is shocked because

• It's a girl

• It’s a young man

• It’s a child

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

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CCSS.RL.4.4

When Marilyn first realizes the gravity of her situation she

• gets angry

• cries a lot

• asks lots of questions

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Barton chooses to jettison Marilyn because

• She made him angry

• 100 other people will die

• 20 other people would die

In what year does the story take place?

• 2020

• 2178

• 2222

What does the acronym EDS stand for?

• Emergency Disconnect Ship

• Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes

• Emergency Dispatch Ship

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CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

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When Marilyn first realizes the seriousness of her situation, she—

• burst into tears

• She asks Barton a series of questions, seeking hope

• Attempts to take command of the EDS

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

allusion

• refers to something else indirectly

• a reflection

• a optic picture

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Identify one of the two words the author uses to describe the something outside the ship at the end of the story?

• Ugly, discussing

• revolting, shapeless

• Shapeless, Ugly

Identify two main characters:

• Gerry, Barton

• Marilyn, Barton

• Marilyn, Gerry

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2