Theme is the _________________ of the story.

What are the characteristics of science fiction genre?

It was this day that the great silver spaceship carrying Professor Hugo's Interplanetary Zoo settled down for its annual 6 hours visit to the Chicago park. What does the word interplanetary mean?

...they watch with awe as the sides slowly slid up to reveal the familiar barred cages. What does the word awe mean?

They surged about her, caught her and bore her, protesting, and then pleading, and then crying, back into the tunnel, a room, a closet, where they slammed and locked the door. What does the word surged mean?

Now the rain was slackening, and the children were crushed in the great thick windows. What does the word slackening mean?

...it seemed vital to her that they do so, though it would mean the loss of thousands of dollars for her family. What does the word vital mean?

The children lay out, laughing, on the jungle mattress, and heard it sigh and squeak under them, resilient and alive. What does the word resilient mean?

You're all standing here all set to crucify - all set to find a scapegoat.

What does the word scapegoat mean?

A little power failure and right away we get all flustered.

What does the word flustered mean?

We'd better walk downtown. (Another murmur of assent.)

What does the word assent mean?

Persistently but a little intimidated by the crowd, Tommy spoke up about his outer space stories. What does the word persistently mean?

Where are the characters introduced to the reader?

Where is the final outcome achieved and loose ends wrapped up?