Prey | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Crate and Barrel - Jack buys placemats here at the beginning of the story.

Xymos - Julia works for this company.

MediaTronics - Jack works for this company.

Tonopah, Nevada - A major company has their fabrication facility here.

PREDPREY - This is the name of a high tech computer program.

The Coffee Shop on Baker Street - This is where Jack meets his recruiter.

The Storage Unit - This is where the isotopes can be found.

SSVT - This company cleans up the nanorobots.

The Toyota - This is where a character...
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