1. According to Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the company will fund the Neuroblast port in exchange for what?
(a) Select rights to the digients.
(b) Economic rights to the digients.
(c) Non-exclusive rights to the digients.
(d) Exclusive rights to the digients.

2. What was Ana Alvarado’s first job?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Therapist.
(c) Zookeeper.
(d) Painter.

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what appears before the button is pressed?
(a) A white light.
(b) A red light.
(c) A green light.
(d) A blue light.

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

5. According to Lionel in “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny,” what has he disproven twice over?
(a) His father’s thesis.
(b) His son's condition.
(c) His own beliefs.
(d) The science community's theories.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "The Great Silence" describe the fact that humans overlook a nonhuman species capable of communicating right in their backyard?

2. As Fuwaad’s prepares to begin his story, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," how does he describe his tale?

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," it is impossible to do what?

4. What does the European missionary promise to teach Jijingi?

5. What is Reginald Dacey’s profession?

(see the answer key)

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