1) The narrative follows an alien named Stu who is being assessed on his ability to abduct a human. 2) Todorov's narrative theory describes typical story structure as having five parts: equilibrium, disequilibrium, recognition, restoration, and new equilibrium. 3) The story applies Todorov's theory as Stu struggles to abduct the human, eventually recognizing how to operate the ship but failing, before his assessor restores the human and concludes the assessment.