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Farmer in the Sky Study Guide

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by Robert A. Heinlein
About 9 pages (2,625 words)
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1. Farmer in the Sky is a book about pioneers. Describe the similarities and differences between these space pioneers and other pioneers in history.

2. Bill remarks at one point that "Dad says there's a lot in a name." Discuss the importance of names in the book. Why, for instance, are the space ships named Mayflower and Covered Wagon?

3. One of Bill's friends says, "A new colony is always a new hope." Is this true of Ganymede? What do the colonists hope for? Do you think they.....

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Farmer in the Sky from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction and Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.



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