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Question
What impression do you have of Skander ?
Solution
Skander is of a high mental calibre. He has a deep desire to know everything possible about other planets His system for intercepting ommunications between the planets reveals this fact His experimenting upon his own body means that he is curious to acquire every kind of knowledge even at a great risk to his body.
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Have you read novels or short stories about life on other planets ? What is this type of writing called ?
1. What does the letter suggest about its writer ?
2. What do you think may happen between the writ·er and Pen Pal ?
Now find out what happens, in this exciting Science Fiction story. The letter to Pen Pal continues…
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Why do you think Skander started this correspondence with Pen Pal ?
Why (D.4) do you think Pen Pal showed Skander’s photographic plate to a doctor at the hospital ?
Why (D.5) do you think Pen Pal’s government warned him against continuing the Correspondence ?
Why did he do this ?
Would there be advantages and/or disadvantages in doing so ?
Which planet does he live on ?
When Skander and Pen Pal exchanged bodies and personalities, each received certain benefits. Write words or phrases in the scales under their names, to indicate the advantages to each. Decide who profited most from the exchange. (Copy and complete.)
Imagine that five years have passed since the last letter. Skander and Pen Pal are both still alive. Write another letter from Skander to Pen Pal, outlining what has happened in the intervening years. What is your present situation ? What are your thoughts ? What are your plans for the immediate future ?
(NB : Decide : Are you the “original Skander” or the “New Skander” ?)
