1. What caused human curiosity to change to fear and anxiety?
The appearance of thousands of spaceships hovering above the earth caused human curiosity to change to fear and anxiety.
2. Where was Tom hiding when the spaceships arrived?
Tom was hiding in the basement with his family when the spaceships arrived.
3. What did Tom do when the doors opened and the aliens came out?
When the doors opened, Tom ran out towards the spaceships, maneuvered through shrub, and made his way into one of the ships.
4. What did Tom find when he entered the ship?
Tom found that he was surrounded by a dozen aliens and that alarm bells were ringing throughout the ship.
5. What did Tom do in the dim light room with buttons?
In the dim light room, Tom pushed the biggest red button he could find.
6. What happened after Tom pushed the red button?
After Tom pushed the red button, the sky changed from purple to yellow, everything fell silent, the sound of aliens vanished, and Tom’s body began to change—he turned black, doubled in size, and his toes were replaced with long green flippers.
7. How did Tom feel after his body changed?
Tom felt painful and regretful, thinking to himself, “What have I done...?”
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