Final Thoughts.

Final Thoughts
ANSWER EACH QUESTION WITH FULL SENTENCES.

1. Who are the characters in the novel? If you could be any of one characters in the novel, which would you be and why? Explain your answer.
=The character are Saul, Sue,Caroline, Ruth, Capt. Mars, Control, Dolphins. If I were one of the characters in the novel, maybe I would be Sue. Sue is a brave women, positive, and she has a good self confidence. I think that i will like to be like her, she is not afraid of nothing and she would fight until the end; and I like that.

2. What do you think was Saul's reaction when Mrs. Ruth explained to him about the dolphins? How did you feel?
=Mmmm... He was shocked, he didn't realized about the problem that dolphins were suffering, he was scared at the same time, he had a lot of feelings at the same moment. But at the end he didnt want to accept it, he didn't want to accept the real life.

3. SettingDescribe the setting of the story. How is the year 2051 like? What role do computers play in 2051? Make a list of ways in which the world in the story is different from the world today.
=Year 2051 is totally different, from ours. They have advanced technology, they depend of them. They dont have privacy, because all of the person were watched. They have a lot of comfortable things. Few jobs, because all companies works with robots, computers etc. The food different, the transportation. A lot of global warning.

4. How did reading this novel affect you? For example: as you were reading the chapters, did you feel pity, anger, horror, admiration, pride, or a combination of the above? Explain.
= A combination of the above, I was anger but at the same time desparate, scared. I was scared of the life that they were living, i was telling myself that i dont want to live like that, is horrible.
Also i was kind of nervous because of the dolphins, i was worried of them, if they would be rescue or not.

5. Compare and Contrast:Who is the main character of the novel?Describe how you are like the main character of this novel.Describe how you are different than the main character of this novel.
=Saul absolutely. I have a little of him, if i were him, i should be scared too at the first moment. But im different of him because he believes in all the things that control said and he is stubborn, because he didnt want it to accept the real life.

6. Advice, If you could give the main character a piece of advice, what would you suggest? Write a letter to the character.
= Dear saul:
My name is ale and im from mexico. How are you? ... well i hope that everything is ok,,....
I wrote this letter for you because i want to give you an advice.
My advice is that you should be more open. Express your feelings, for someone. Dont be scared, and be secure of yourself.
I just want you to know about this, i hope that you could do it, and you will see the difference.
sincerley ale.

Chapter 20

Chapter 20
Dolphin music

The next day, during a virtual concert on the Web, Caroline started talking about Saul. She repeated everything he had told her about the Dolphins and the Music Rooms, and how they were hurt with electricity in order to make music. As she was speaking Dick Lane came into the recording studio and shoot her, Caroline fell down dead.

Chapter 17

CHapter 17
Dolphin Music

1. - I want him found: Captain Marrs
2. - They hated screen watching: Mar's men
3. - I’ll check in the laptop: Sue
4. - They lay without moving: Narrator
5. - We’re too late: Saul
6. - Good morning, What can I do for you?: The computer

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Who...
a. Wanted to watch everything that happened on the web?
= CONTROL.

b. Did all the real work?
=BEATCON

c. Started a fire to burn the forests down?
=BEATCON, Capt. Marrs.

d. Made the fire even bigger to get Mars into trouble?
=PACE

e. Was going to stay behind the caves?
=RUTH

Chapter 11-16

Chapters 11,12, 13
Dolphin Music

1.Explain the reasons which Saul did not want to travel with Sue Hunter.
= Because he was scared, of being with terrorist, and also because of sue.

2.What was the purpose of the small computer chip?
= The main purpose was to use the information of Saul and to put it in the computer chip, and then they could use it to enter to the music room.

3.Explain the reasons Sue and Ruth became terrorist.
=Because they wanted to change the world and the only way to do it is by the bad way. They didn’t want to do it, but they have to. Is the only way to control and to stop the whole world from CONTROL.

4.Why did Saul think Sue was rude?
= Because of the ways, and manners that she behaved while she was with him.

Chapter 14-16

Chapters 14-16
Dolphin Music

1-.Why did Saul and Sue feel sad and angry when they left Caroline’s house?
= Because Caroline didn’t believe him (Saul). She started to shout at him, to accuse him and to judge him instead of listening.

2-.Why while Captain Mars questioned Caroline, she decided to make herself sound unintelligent?
= Because Caroline knew that in a deep deep part of her heart, she will always love him. She knew too that she was unfair with him and the only way to be calm is by doing something good.

3-.Give reasons why Caroline believed or not believed in Saul’s words:
= Caroline didn’t believe him because maybe she wanted proves.
Also they were a lot of things that for her was a lie, and horrible things.
Caroline was really in shocked of everything that Saul said, that maybe for her it was better to not listen to him.

4-.Do you think Saul really loved Caroline or vice versa?
=I don’t think so, because in true love you have to know the other person, you have to know the minimum details, to be with her/him.
They have to be truly in love, and Saul and Caroline didn’t.
Maybe it was a different love.

Chapter 8,9 & 10

Chapters: 8-9-10
Dolphin Music

These questions were created by the ESL students of Spring 2008. Answer two questions only.

1. Why did Saul say, “I don’t want to become a terrorist”? What did Saul really want to do?Do you believe that Saul and Sue will arrive to Neumatt alive? Explain in details.

=Saul said that he dont want to be a terrorist, because that was bad, he wants a calm life, a better life than being a terrorist, Saul wants to be in his house listening to music, he wants a life without trouble, problem, and terrible things.
I think that saul and sue will arrive to Neumatt, they have to, they had wait for a long time but also they had been in very dangerous moments, so they deserve to succed in there mision

4. What were Saul’s thoughts when he was traveling through the tunnel with Ruth and Sue?

=He thought that the plan that they had was very risky, and dangerous. He was scared but at the same time he was sure that they could do it.

Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6.
Dolphin Music

Who said what? Be specific on the details.

1. He's going to be useless in the journey.
=Sue. Sue was saying that he is going to be useless because she thought that he was very coward, and scared.

2. Where are we going?
=Saul was asking to Ruth and Sue, he want to know what was happening, to be sure that everything was all right.

3. I think I was right to choose him.
=Ruth said that. Because she noticed that Saul love dolphins, that he knows everything about them. And she was sure that he would do an excellent job.

4. Marrs won't bother me.
=Peter said to Ruth, because peter is the controller’s Brother.