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What is the plot of the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Prison Planet by Wilson Tucker. Question: What is the plot of the story? Answer:	[ "There is a gravely sick girl on a spaceship near Mars and the crew argues what to do. Roberds decides to pilot the ship to Earth breaking the command due to an emergency. Rat argues with him and wants to pilot the ship himself, which leads to him being forced to leave. Roberds and Peterson then explain to nurse Gr...	62212
What is the relationship between Rat and Patti Gray?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Prison Planet by Wilson Tucker. Question: What is the relationship between Rat and Patti Gray? Answer:	[ "From the very beginning Patti is keen one Rat. When their gazes first meet she almost smiles back. She has to hide her goodwill as Rat is despised by the crew of the ship. The nurse is interested in his background and asks Roberds and Peterson. After learning about him leaving the post she wonders why he wasn't ex...	62212
What is the importance of the crashing of the ship of Judith's father?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Prison Planet by Wilson Tucker. Question: What is the importance of the crashing of the ship of Judith's father? Answer:	[ "The crashing of the ship brings Judith and Patti to Mars where they meet two miners and then the whole crew of the spaceship including Rat. Judith wouldn't get that sick and lose the means to return to Earth if the ship didn't crash. The miners wouldn't suffer after helping the girls. Therefore, Judith wouldn't le...	62212
What happens to Patti Gray throughout the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Prison Planet by Wilson Tucker. Question: What happens to Patti Gray throughout the story? Answer:	[ "The story starts with Patti looking after the sick girl. She hears the dispute of the crew about the future steps and gets involved. She learns out about Rat's past and the mistake of leaving his post which led to a massacre. Nevertheless, she and the girl decide to ask him to pilot the ship, hoping it will help t...	62212
What leads Escher and MacDonald’s meeting in the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about The Girls From Earth by Frank M. Robinson. Question: What leads Escher and MacDonald’s meeting in the story? Answer:	[ "They are meeting because currently, there are not as many females on the colonized planets. And this is a huge problem. From the beginning of the colonization, there were more adventuresome males than females, thus they headed for the new world but most of the females stayed behind. The disproportional rate in the...	51268
What is the plot of the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about The Girls From Earth by Frank M. Robinson. Question: What is the plot of the story? Answer:	[ "The story starts with Karl Allen, a Second System colonist, and Joe dragging their raft from the water, hoping that they will make it in time to put their names on the list. Later we learned that the list is used to pair up the females that are coming to their colony – planet – as husbands and wives. After Karl an...	51268
Describe the different expectations about women	Write a detailed response to the following question about The Girls From Earth by Frank M. Robinson. Question: Describe the different expectations about women Answer:	[ "First, Joe takes some furs that could help cover the girl, and Joe hopes that she will appreciate it. However, Hill believes that they should give less to the girls. Because the less you give, the less they will expect, and if they are spoiled, the men has to do all the farming and family raising yourself, which i...	51268
What are some odd things that happened in the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about The Girls From Earth by Frank M. Robinson. Question: What are some odd things that happened in the story? Answer:	[ "Phyllis Hanson has been wanting a husband and a family for almost three years. She does not think that the bridge games and benefits and lectures can replace a husband and family. However, in her mail today, she gets a poster that tells her to come to the colonies. This is clearly a violation of her privacy. Howev...	51268
What is the plot of the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Soldier Boy by Michael Shaara. Question: What is the plot of the story? Answer:	[ "An army ship lands near a settlement, and people look out their windows, grumbling about its presence because they want no contact with the army. A soldier disembarks and stands at attention facing the settlement, and the people assume he must be proud, ornery, or drunk. Eventually, a resident named Bob Rossel goe...	50848
What is the significance of the cut wire?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Soldier Boy by Michael Shaara. Question: What is the significance of the cut wire? Answer:	[ "When the army investigates the destruction of Lupus V, it discovers that the wire to the bomb that would blow up the community had been cut. The wire was hidden 12 inches under the ground, so it would not have been easy to find. Since the wire was cut, the bomb didn’t explode, enabling the aliens to take the women...	50848
What is the significance of the army in the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Soldier Boy by Michael Shaara. Question: What is the significance of the army in the story? Answer:	[ "The army has no respect from the colonists; they don’t want anything to do with it because they associate it with war. The people at this time have been conditioned to despise war and anything to do with it. When they see Captain Dylan standing by his ship and facing the village, they think he is ridiculous or pos...	50848
Who is Captain Dylan, and what happens to him?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Soldier Boy by Michael Shaara. Question: Who is Captain Dylan, and what happens to him? Answer:	[ "Captain Dylan is in the Fleet army and travels with Lieutenant Bossio to colonies on different planets with the message that an alien attack is imminent and the colonists must evacuate. He has become a drunk, which is not uncommon in the army because soldiers were outcasts. For the past three weeks, he and Bossio ...	50848
What is the relationship like between the Elliotts and Mr. Snader?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Butterfly 9 by Donald Keith. Question: What is the relationship like between the Elliotts and Mr. Snader? Answer:	[ "Initially, the Elliotts find Mr. Snader to be peculiar with his mustache, facial scar, traces of a broken nose, and accented speech. Jeff is not interested in engaging with him, but Ann continues to deepen their conversation with him at the restaurant thinking that Mr. Snader is insane and she will humor his ideas...	51167
What is the significance of time in the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Butterfly 9 by Donald Keith. Question: What is the significance of time in the story? Answer:	[ "Time travel is suggested as a way to solve troubles. To fix regrets. Ironically, it is not this at all, because the way time travel works is not linear. Thus, it’s not possible to go back to an exact moment in your past and make a different decision.\n\nJeff is very impatient about the time they are spending with ...	51167
Describe the settings the story takes place in.	Write a detailed response to the following question about Butterfly 9 by Donald Keith. Question: Describe the settings the story takes place in. Answer:	[ "The story takes place on Earth, in the year 1957. It opens in a restaurant, and quickly transitions to Mr. Snader’s 4-D TRAVEL BEURO time travel station, inside of a “middle-sized, middle-cost home in a good neighborhood.” They could hear traffic dimly in the station and see mountains out the windows on the horizo...	51167
What is the plot of the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Butterfly 9 by Donald Keith. Question: What is the plot of the story? Answer:	[ "Jeff Elliott and his wife Ann meet a peculiar stranger, Mr. Snader, at a restaurant in the year 1957 as they are discussing Jeff’s desire to go 5 years into the past to buy a building for $2000 that would’ve changed his luck entirely. The stranger had been listening to their conversation and was seeking someone wi...	51167
What is the plot of the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Trouble on Tycho by Nelson S. Bond. Question: What is the plot of the story? Answer:	[ "Isobar Jones’ first call of the day was from Dome Commander Colonel Eagon telling him to deliver his weather reports to Riley Sparks, the Terra contact, ASAP. He works diligently but is soon called again, this time by Eagon’s niece who wants to know about the weather in a certain sector. Shyly, he answers then qui...	62260
What is the setting of the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Trouble on Tycho by Nelson S. Bond. Question: What is the setting of the story? Answer:	[ "Trouble on Tycho takes place on Luna III, a new frontier for space technology. The planet itself is lush and green, with a beautiful network of trees and greenery. However, it is inhabited by Granitebacks, an unbeatable foe known to kill any Earthmen who dare cross their path. So, the new inhabitants of Luna III b...	62260
Describe the Grannies, or Granitebacks.	Write a detailed response to the following question about Trouble on Tycho by Nelson S. Bond. Question: Describe the Grannies, or Granitebacks. Answer:	[ "Granitebacks are huge creatures that live on Luna III. Their immense size, hulking form, and impenetrable body make them practically indestructible. As of the beginning of this story, no Grannie had ever been killed. It was also believed that they were unable to hear, lacking ear canals, and potentially intelligen...	62260
What is the significance of the bagpipes?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Trouble on Tycho by Nelson S. Bond. Question: What is the significance of the bagpipes? Answer:	[ "The bagpipes are Isobar’s one relief and a reminder of home. Isobar Jones hates his new job and position on Luna III and plays the bagpipes as a form of therapy. When they are taken away from him, he quickly revolts and rushes Outside to play once more. \nThough the bagpipes are initially only significant to Isoba...	62260
What is the relationship between The Goon and the band?	Write a detailed response to the following question about The Holes and John Smith by Edward W. Ludwig. Question: What is the relationship between The Goon and the band? Answer:	[ "The Goon has many names and is also referred to as Ke-teeli and The Face. Ke-teeli is the boss of the three current members of the band, one member is out because he is injured. Ke-teeli owns an establishment that the band performs at. However, Ke-teeli repeatedly expresses his frustration and distaste over the ba...	32667
What is the plot of the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about The Holes and John Smith by Edward W. Ludwig. Question: What is the plot of the story? Answer:	[ "The setting is primarily at an event space called the Space Room. Jimmie Stanley and his band perform there. They are sitting in the cocktail lounge waiting for the replacement for their fiddle player to arrive. Their boss, Ke-teeli, is upset that the fiddle player is not yet there. He is threatening to not let th...	32667
Why is it important to Jimmie for John to continue playing with the band?	Write a detailed response to the following question about The Holes and John Smith by Edward W. Ludwig. Question: Why is it important to Jimmie for John to continue playing with the band? Answer:	[ "Jimmie’s friend, Hammer-Head talks about the black puts of Neptune as a place that he and the rest of the band will likely go to if they do not secure a contract with The Goon. The black pits of Neptune is a place for musicians that are past their prime. \n\nThe Goon does not enjoy the band’s music and threatens t...	32667
Describe John Smith and his instrument.	Write a detailed response to the following question about The Holes and John Smith by Edward W. Ludwig. Question: Describe John Smith and his instrument. Answer:	[ "John Smith is a human from Earth that is described as a very shot guy with a broad face and light blue eyes. He works with the Marsport union. When he enters the Space Room establishment, he is dressed in a tight black suit and is carrying his instrument, the Zloomph. John states that the Zloomph that he carries i...	32667
Describe the President's communciations to the public and the reasoning behind his choices	Write a detailed response to the following question about The Valley by Richard Stockham. Question: Describe the President's communciations to the public and the reasoning behind his choices Answer:	[ "In the earth of the future that is at the center of this story, the society has managed to reduce accidents so much that violent deaths do not happen. This happened because some people reacted with hysterics to witnessing death of this type, so efforts were made to avoid the issue entirely, which had been successf...	32744
Describe the mission that Michael and Mary were sent on	Write a detailed response to the following question about The Valley by Richard Stockham. Question: Describe the mission that Michael and Mary were sent on Answer:	[ "Michael and Mary were on a mission to find a habitable planet after the Atomic Wars decimated Earth, making it barely habitable. It was a long journey, and the two have been gone from Earth for a long time--they had undergone reincarnation for two thousand years. However, nobody else on the expedition made it--all...	32744
Describe Michael and Mary's relationship and their conflicting preferences	Write a detailed response to the following question about The Valley by Richard Stockham. Question: Describe Michael and Mary's relationship and their conflicting preferences Answer:	[ "Michael and Mary are two humans who were sent on an expedition to find a habitable planet elsewhere in the solar system after humans destroyed their own planet during the Atomic Wars, and continued to drive it into the ground through their own greed for resources. Three thousand years after the Wars, the expeditio...	32744
What is the plot of the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about The Valley by Richard Stockham. Question: What is the plot of the story? Answer:	[ "Michael and Mary were sent to look for another planet for humans to live on. After looking for two thousand years, their \"Milky Way\" expedition had failed to find an alternative, but humans were desperate because Earth was scorched and not easily liveable. The President is taken aback by the news, and his counci...	32744
Describe Tim's role in the family.	Write a detailed response to the following question about Jack of No Trades by Evelyn E. Smith. Question: Describe Tim's role in the family. Answer:	[ "Tim is Kevin's youngest brother, and works as a meteorologist for the Weather Bureau. His ability is that of prognostication, meaning he is able to predict certain things about the future. This includes positive and negative things. For instance, at the beginning of the story, he feels a sense of impending doom. A...	49838
Describe the relationship between Kevin and his mother	Write a detailed response to the following question about Jack of No Trades by Evelyn E. Smith. Question: Describe the relationship between Kevin and his mother Answer:	[ "Kevin's mother is a psychiatrist, but she does not want to diagnose her own family member, so she has to entrust Kevin's care to people outside the household. There is a lot of tension between Kevin and his mother at the beginning of the story, and she feels sorry for him whenever he feels hope for the future. It ...	49838
What is the plot of the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Jack of No Trades by Evelyn E. Smith. Question: What is the plot of the story? Answer:	[ "This story takes place in the year 2102 and centers around a family with powers, including telekenisis and teleportation. The narrator is Kevin, one of the sons: he is the only person in the family without powers, a \"psi-deficient\", so he stays at home to take care of the house. The story starts at the breakfast...	49838
How are people without psi-powers seen in this society?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Jack of No Trades by Evelyn E. Smith. Question: How are people without psi-powers seen in this society? Answer:	[ "Kevin thinks he is one of the 5% of the population that does not have psi-powers, and we can learn a lot about how society sees this group of people by his interactions with his peers and his family. Before realizing he had powers, Kevin had to stay at home to take care of the house. His family knew that he would ...	49838
Why does Steffens decide to engage with the robots?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Orphans of the Void by Michael Shaara. Question: Why does Steffens decide to engage with the robots? Answer:	[ "Steffens was stumped as to what to do when they visually discovered robots on the Third planet. He proactively sounded an alert and put defense screens on the ship, but wondered about what his governing League Law would have him do.\nContact with races on foreign planets was forbidden, but he was unsure if robots ...	50827
What is the irony of the “Makers” in the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Orphans of the Void by Michael Shaara. Question: What is the irony of the “Makers” in the story? Answer:	[ "The “Makers” are to the robots as gods of creation are to humans. The robots believe that the Makers wouldn’t have created them if they wouldn’t return for them one day, and so steadfastly believe that the Makers will visit. They tell Steffens that the Makers were similar to his human form. This is evidenced by th...	50827
What is the plot of the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about Orphans of the Void by Michael Shaara. Question: What is the plot of the story? Answer:	[ "Captain Steffens and his crew, including Lieutenant Ball, are exploring the dead (uninhabited) fourth planet of the star called Tybanon in the Coal Sack Nebula. They are on a Mapping Command sent from Earth to explore new planets, assess them for life-forms and evaluate the ability of human colonization.\nThis pla...	50827
Describe the setting of the story.	Write a detailed response to the following question about Orphans of the Void by Michael Shaara. Question: Describe the setting of the story. Answer:	[ "The story opens in the Coal Sack Nebula, on the uninhabited fourth planet of a star called Tyban. There are twelve 15,000 year old stone buildings on the dusty uninhabitable planet, the first evidence of another advanced space-crossing alien race.\nSteffens and his crew travel to the Third planet in the Tyban sola...	50827
What is the cylinder and why is it significant?	Write a detailed response to the following question about A City Near Centaurus by William R. Doede. Question: What is the cylinder and why is it significant? Answer:	[ "The cylinder is an implement tailored to Mr. Michaelson that is tucked behind his ear and will allow him to go anywhere that he desires when it is pressed. He uses it several times in the story to travel to physical places, disappearing immediately and reappearing in a new location. Once, to travel to a cold strea...	50802
Describe the setting of the story.	Write a detailed response to the following question about A City Near Centaurus by William R. Doede. Question: Describe the setting of the story. Answer:	[ "The story is set on Alpha Centaurus II, a planet with two moons and many unknowns and dangers. There is an Earth settlement on the planet, and the archeologist, Mr. Michaelson traverses around a sandy, desert-like area under a pale blue sky come to be referred to as the dead city which was last populated half a mi...	50802
What is the plot of the story?	Write a detailed response to the following question about A City Near Centaurus by William R. Doede. Question: What is the plot of the story? Answer:	[ "Stationed on the Earth base of Alpha Centaurus II, Mr. Michaelson, a tall, gaunt archeologist, explores the planet for historical artifacts. He is human, but has a special cylinder embedded in the flesh behind his ear that teleports him to a different location when touched.\nHe comes across an empty city in the de...	50802
Who is the webfoot and what is his personality like?	Write a detailed response to the following question about A City Near Centaurus by William R. Doede. Question: Who is the webfoot and what is his personality like? Answer:	[ "The webfoot, real name Maota (also referred to as “the native” by Mr. Michaelson), is the self-proclaimed keeper of the dead city on Alpha Centaurus II. He is an older man of at least sixty or seventy years, short in stature with long gray hair to his shoulders. The toes of his webbed, bare feet drag in the sand a...	50802