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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The Great Silence”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator of "The Great Silence," what do parrots use to get another birds attention?
(a) Correspondence calls.
(b) Connection calls.
(c) Contact calls.
(d) Communication calls.

2. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," each being daily consumes two sets of what?
(a) Hearts.
(b) Stomachs.
(c) Lungs.
(d) Brains.

3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what is the reservoir of air that exists underground?
(a) The great brain of the world.
(b) The great stomach of the world.
(c) The great heart of the world.
(d) The great lung of the world.

4. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what happens to the brain if it breached?
(a) It bursts forth in a stream of gold.
(b) It dissolves in a drizzle of gold.
(c) It melts in a puddle of gold.
(d) It erupts in a cloud of gold.

5. According to Lionel in “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny,” what has been a failed experiment?
(a) His son.
(b) His career.
(c) His life.
(d) His dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Jijingi, what is mimi?

2. What is Reginald Dacey’s profession?

3. In "The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling," what is the name of the narrator's ex-wife?

4. Following his son’s death, what does Lionel do?

5. What is the name of the storyteller in Jijingi’s village?

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