a) You've thought a good deal by now about what it means to create - and to enter - a fictional world. In a paragraph or two, describe the fictional world created in "Score/Score." What is this world like? How is it like the real world? How is it different? Can you detect any humorous or ironic aspects of this fictional world?

b) The thing that strikes readers most on entering the world of "Score/Score" is the computer-printout format used by the writer. What effect does this format have on readers? What mood does it create? What feelings does it evoke?

c)This story explores a topic that has interested many science-fiction writers - the idea that someday human beings may create a machine that will have a "soul." But Phyllis Gotlieb's approach to this issue is different from that of most writers.