Feathered Friend Review

Why is Claribel a "sensible" choice as a pet for Sven? Pick 2.

• She weighs very little

• She sings quite beautifully

• She is good company for Sven

• Lack of gravity does not affect her

• She gets a bit noisy when she is upset

When does the narrator first realize that Claribel is aboard the space station?

• when Sven runs in with a tiny bundle of feathers

• when Sven informs the whole crew

• when a flash of yellow flies past

• when he hears the bird singing

What happens after the crew revives Claribel?

• the crew waits in hushed silence

• she flies around the space station

• she chirps but then keels over again

• the crew goes back to eating breakfast

Why do crew members pass around an oxygen bottle?

• to celebrate Claribel's recovery

• to keep themselves from losing consciousness

• to determine how much oxygen each person needs

• to remind each other of their loyalty and friendship

What is most likely the reason for the narrator having a headache in the morning?

• a night of bad dreams

• confusion between day and night

• lack of oxygen in the space station

• illness spread by close contact with birds

What is most likely the reason that early spacers were wiry little fellows?

• small people have a special love for adventure

• construction is a job for small but muscular people

• large people have difficulty adjusting to zero gravity

• both space and supplies on the space station are limited

When the narrator said "half a million dollars' worth of chemical and electronic engineering had let us down completely," what does he most likely mean?

• engineering is never an exact science

• no one should trust his or her life to scientists

• despite costly technology, systems still do fail

• the entire space program is expensive but flawed

Why is Claribel said to be like a hummingbird?

• she is able to hover in midair

• she has shiny, reflective feathers

• she drinks from the plants in the spacecraft

• she moves her wings in a back and forth motion

How do the crew members feel about Claribel?

• they ignore her as much as possible

• they tolerate her but she she annoys them

• they care about her as though she were their own

• they are angry with Sven for smuggling her aboard

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

• if the message contains bad news

• if the message is from an old friend

• if the message responds to a request

• if the message is a meeting reminder