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1. How does Cal describe the way he is perceived by others in the opening of the novel?

Cal says in the first sentence of Chapter 1, "At home, I'm invisible. At school, I'm bizarre. But to the rest of the world, I'm a journalist" (7). Cal comes across as a relatively confident teen with a large social media following, but he does not feel understood by his parents or many peers.

2. What is Cal's social media outlet, and what is his standing in the beginning of the novel?

Cal posts weekly videos on the platform FlashFame. He has 435,000 followers in Chapter 1, although that number increases greatly later in the novel. He talks about events in New York City as he walks from Times Square down Broadway each week.

3. How is the Orpheus project described in Chapter 1?

The Orpheus project is an undertaking of NASA. At the time of Cal's report in Chapter 1, NASA is still looking for the final astronaut that will join the Orpheus V spacecraft on a mission to Mars. There will be six people on board that mission.

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