1. The kind of black hole referred to in "The Borderland of Sol" is a quantum black hole, a special kind of black hole.

What do physicists say a quantum black hole is? Where do they come from?

Could it be handled the way it is in "The Borderland of Sol"?

2. What is eugenics? Why is it a very controversial topic? How does it affect the relationship between Shaeffer and Wu?

3. Beowulf Shaeffer is an albino. What is an albino? Why are some human beings born albinos? Why is Beowulf an albino?

Niven uses a great deal of foreshadowing to help unify "The Borderland of Sol." Identify all the instances of foreshadowing and explain where they later influence events.

9. How does Niven try to make "The Borderland of Sol" appealing to people who are not scientifically oriented?

10. Would people raised on...