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Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley RobinsonFiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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CHAPTERS 1-30
Reading Check
1. What is the answer to the riddle that makes up Chapter 2?
2. According to the philosopher who discusses ideology, what is the soundest ideology?
3. Where does Frank take a job on a scientific expedition, hoping to get away from the heat?
4. What does Slawek propose be dumped onto glaciers to try to reduce their melting?
5. Whom does Frank kidnap?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. Why does Chandra Mukajee tell Mary that India will not wait for permission to put its “Pinatubo” plan into action?
2. What bothers Frank about the reasons for his survival?
3. What message do the Children of Kali tell Frank he can deliver on their behalf?
4. How does Frank end up killing Edmund?
5. How does the philosopher characterize the “structure of feeling” that has emerged during the first part of the 21st century?
Paired Resources
“Yale Experts Explain Climate Anxiety”
- This interview with Yale researchers Anthony Leiserowitz and Sarah Lowe explores the various kinds of worry and anxiety people feel in the face of climate change and how people can productively cope with these feelings.
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