Form 2 Literature: Short story - 'One is One and All Alone' by Nicholas Fisk

Comprehension quiz: Give short responses to the questions below.

1. What is the title of the short story? __________________________________
2. Where does the story take place? ___________________________________
3. When does the story take place? ___________________________________
4. How many children are there on the spaceship? _______________________
5. What is the name of the planet the spaceship is heading to? ______________
6. What is Trish’s favourite drink? _______________
7. Where does Trish create her identical twin? _________________________
8. What is the name of the intelligent computer that talks to Trish? _______________
9. What is Clo’s annoying habit? _______________
10. How does Trish plan to kill Clo? ___________________
11. Who gets killed in the end? _________________
12. Does Trish’s father notice the difference in his daughter at the end of the story? _________

Answers:
1. One is One and All Alone by Nicholas Fisk
2. On board a spaceship
3. Year 2045
4. One
5. Planet Trion
6. Chocolate Milkshake
7. BioLab
8. VoicePrinter (VP)
9. Finger-picking
10. Push her through the hatch.
11. Trish
12. No.