"They're Made out of Meat"

Who is speaking in the story, "They're Made Out of Meat"?

• Two old men

• Two monsters

• Human beings who are crazy

• Aliens

What are they talking about?

• Pieces of Meat

• Humans

• Cows

• Dogs

What did the aliens mean when they said: "They're meat all the way through"?

• The aliens think that the whole earth is made of meat.

• The aliens believe that humans, including their brains, are entirely made out of meat. They do not have any mechanical parts.

• The aliens believe that humans do not exist.

• The aliens believe that the streets are made out of meat.

According to the aliens, the fact that human beings are made up of meat makes them lesser beings.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The "meat" use ______________ to communicate with aliens.

• Radio waves

• Mail

• Boats

• Telepathy

How do the aliens describe the way human communicate with each other?

• They don't communicate

• Hand signals

• Blinking

• Meat sounds

The aliens are required to treat all beings of the, "Multiverse without prejudice, _____________ & favor" (Bisson).

• Fear

• Kindness

• Honesty

• Jealousy

What is the central idea (main idea or moral) of the story?

• Fear of the unknown leads to assumptions that may not be true

• People are made out of meat

• Aliens never want to meet other races

• Being made out of meat makes humans inferior

What genre is this story?

• Historical fiction

• Non-fiction

• Science fiction

• Suspense/Thriller

Why do you think the author chose not to put any tags in the dialogue of this story?

• No one is saying these things.

• It heightens the mystery around the speakers' identity.

• The author forgot to include tags.

• Being meat ourselves, the author thought we wouldn't understand.