Waveries+questions

The Waveries Name _______________________ By Frederic Brown Reading Quiz Period ________

2. What is the publication date of the dictionary used for the definition at the beginning of the story?In this story what does “vader” mean? 3. What is the origin of the word, according to the fictional dictionary entry? What does it make you think of, outside of this story?
 * 1) What year was this story written?


 * 1) According to the dictionary definition, in what year did a change happen in communications?


 * 1) According to Pete Mulvaney, what is the source of the strong //dit-dit-dit// coming from the radios?


 * 1) Casey Blair tries to tell his editor where the signals are coming from. What has he discovered if they don't curve the directions around the surface of the earth?


 * 1) What is Editor-in-Chief Ogilvie's dilemma about printing Casey's conclusions? What if they're right? What if they're wrong?


 * 1) According to Professor Helmetz, why have the signals stopped coming from one place?


 * 1) Why does the professor think the invaders are living beings?


 * 1) What are four things listed on pages 13 and 14 that won't work anymore?


 * 1) Why was this problem easier to adjust to, according to the story, than the Great Depression?


 * 1) Why does Pete say, “George, I think the waveries were your best friends”?


 * 1) At the end of the story, how does the world know the invaders are still around?


 * 1) What habit has George Bailey given up by the end of the story?


 * 1) What does human society lose by the end of the story?


 * 1) What do people **do** to make up for their loss at the end of the story?