| Characterize David. How does he feel about his mother? |
| Characterize Monica Swinton. How does she feel about David? How does she interact with him? |
| Characterize Henry Swinton. |
| What do the eyes of the directors of Synthank reveal about them and their company? |
| Characterize Teddy. How is he different from David? |
| David asks, "How do you tell what are real things from what aren't real things?" How would you answer him? |
| Is David real? |
| Explain the title of the story. |
| In the world of this story humans rely desperately on illusion and artificiality. How does the first sentence of the story introduce this theme? How else is the theme developed throughout the story? Given this emphasis on illusion, how do you read the last sentence of the story? |
