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Question
In ‘Virtually True’ why did the newspaper article “Miracle Recovery” catch Michael’s attention?
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Solution
In ‘Virtually True’, the newspaper article “Miracle Recovery” catches Muchael’s attention because the story in that article was about a boy, whose condition was critical but stable, had recovered from coma. Michael recollected that the boy who was mentioned in the newspaper was in fact Sebastian Shultz whom he had met weeks ago while playing.
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How did Sebastian Shultz communicate with Michael? What did he say in his last message?
Why did Michael and his father go to the computer fair?
Before reading the story, attempt the following working in group of four or five.
Make a list of your favourite games. Have a class discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of computer games.
Answer the following question briefly.
What help did Sebastian Shultz ask Michael for? How did he convey this message?
Answer the following question briefly.
Why did Michael fail in rescuing Sebastian Shultz the first time?
Answer the following question briefly.
How was Sebastian Shultz's memory stored on Michael's disk? How did Michael discover that?
Exercises
According to the newspaper, what had happened to Sebastian Shultz?
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'Dad's nutty about computers.' What evidence is there to support this statement?
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What was Michael's theory about how Sebastian had entered the games?
Do you think these opinions are biased ? Write an article entitled ‘Virtual games are a reality’.
