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--Term Test-- The Term Test will consist of 5 content questions worth 5 marks, 5 short answer questions (no more than 1 page) worth 5 marks each, and 1 longer essay questions (2-4 pages), worth 20 marks. Some of the questions on the term text (though not necessarily all of them!) will come from the lists below. You might want to sketch out answers to these questions beforehand to prepare for the test.
'''Shorter Questions'''
Name five conventions of an SF story, and give an example of each one from the assigned readings.
Names and the use of names are important in "The Cold Equations". What is the author trying to say?
 
In "Nightfall" Anton the director of Saro University, Theremon the reporter, Sheerin the psychologist and Latimer the cultist represent different ideas. Describe the ideas associated with each.
'''Longer Questions'''
Is Anthony in "It's a Good Life" good or bad? Support your argument by referring to concrete examples from the story.  What views do each of the main characters Ideas often take precedence over characterization in "Nightfall" represent? Why are each of their views important to the understanding of the concept of the story?  Science fiction SF stories often have to deliver a lot of information to the reader, but don't want to deliver it in a tedious way (i.e. as a dry lecture). Describe and illustrate the techniques used to do Illustrate this in four using at least three of the assigned readings.  Briefly describe the
Ideas often take precedence over characterization in Describe the development of SF stories. Illustrate this using two as a genre by referring to at least four of the assigned readings.
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