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"When I Was Miss Dow "
by Sonya Dorman Hess

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Originally published in Galaxy, June 1966
Collected in The Norton Book of Science Fiction, ed. Ursula K. Le Guin and Brian Attebery
Collected in Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts, ed. Heather Masri

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An alien takes on the appearance of a human woman.
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Describe the narrator's species.
Characterize the narrator.
Why does the narrator assume human form?
What seems to be the Warden's primary motive when he orders the narrator to take on Terran form and work among humans?
How does the narrator feel about assuming human form?
Why does the presence of two brain lobes make such a difference to the narrator?
Characterize Dr. Arnold Proctor.
How much of the identity of Miss Dow is dependent on her relationship with Arnie Proctor?
Of what significance is the fact that Proctor's work involves x-rays?
 
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