Monday, 12/19/05
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Warm Up.
  1. What does the expression, "the life of Reilly" mean?
  2. How would you handle being all alone for a long period of time?
Correct Test #12
The Bomb Shelter
How do you decide?
Imagine that, like in The Martian Chronicles, World War III has begun, and the bombs are falling. You are the only one for miles around who has a bomb shelter. Your family is elsewhere, and cannot be saved. You have room and supplies for yourself and six other people. The following 10 people are pounding on the door, begging to be saved. Whom do you pick? How do you decide?

a) An accountant, 31 years old, b) his wife who is 6 months pregnant, c) a rabbi, 45 years old,  d) a 2nd year medical student, 25 years old, e) a famous historian and author, 55 years old, f) A Hollywood actress and singer, 24 years old, g) a Nobel Prize-winning biochemist, h) an Olympic decathlete, i) female college student, 20 years old,  j) a police officer and his gun (cannot be separated).

Martian Chronicles Wikis? Log in with your school username and password. Then Enroll in the class. The Passkey is "laguna."
Go to the Martian Chronicles Wiki, and follow the directions.

Three words to describe him:

Is known for:

Would never:

Prized possessions:

Might find him reading:

Quote:

What the Future holds:

Martian Chronicles: "The Silent Towns"