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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what does the Predictor do?
(a) Sends a signal to a distant planet.
(b) Sends a signal forward in time.
(c) Sends a signal back in time.
(d) Sends a signal to another dimension.

2. Over what did Fuwaad and his wife argue?
(a) His many debts.
(b) His involvement in the slave trade.
(c) His infidelity.
(d) His great spending.

3. What does Binary Desire produce, as revealed at the end of Chapter 7 in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) Virtual performers.
(b) Live mannequins.
(c) Crash-test dummies.
(d) Sex dolls.

4. According to Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the digients will never be subjected to what?
(a) Injustice.
(b) Vilification.
(c) Coercion.
(d) Abuse.

5. What prediction does Fuwaad make to the captain of the city guard in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) That the Caliph's grandson would be born in a caul.
(b) That the Caliph's grandson would be born via caesarean section.
(c) That the Caliph's grandson would be born prematurely.
(d) That the Caliph’s grandson would be born an albino.

6. According to Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the company will maintain what aspect of the digients?
(a) Their unique personalities.
(b) Their anthropomorphic appearances.
(c) Their innate curiosity.
(d) Their coded circuit breakers.

7. What does Ana remain committed to teaching Jax at the end of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) The business of living.
(b) The business of virtual reality.
(c) The business of peace.
(d) The business of love.

8. In Bashaarat’s second tale, what shocked the young weaver about his future self?
(a) How extravagantly he lived.
(b) How generously he gave to charity.
(c) How poorly he lived.
(d) How grumpy he was.

9. As the story "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" opens, what company has an opening that is perfect for Ana?
(a) Blue Gamma.
(b) Blue Alpha.
(c) Blue Beta.
(d) Blue Delta.

10. What is Derek Brook’s role in developing the digients?
(a) He designs their avatars.
(b) He designs their environments.
(c) He designs their clothing.
(d) He designs their personalities.

11. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what is one mystery they have never solved?
(a) The nature of movement.
(b) The nature of memory.
(c) The nature of the universe.
(d) The nature of speech.

12. What risky experiment does the narrator of "Exhalation" undertake?
(a) Self-study.
(b) Self-dissection.
(c) Self-diagnosis.
(d) Self-evaluation.

13. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what obvious proposition has been accepted for most of history?
(a) That they draw life from the stars.
(b) That they draw life from the air.
(c) That they draw life from the soil.
(d) That they draw life from the sea.

14. What is the name of the first story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?
(a) "The Tale of the Unfortunate Rope-Maker."
(b) "The Tale of the Foolish Rope-Maker."
(c) "The Tale of the Fortunate Rope-Maker."
(d) "The Tale of the Unhappy Rope-Maker."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Bashaarat’s first store located?

2. To whom is Fuwaad addressing his tale, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?

3. To what does the narrator of "What's Expected of Us" compare the end state of many Predictor users?

4. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what does the inscription hypothesis fail to explain?

5. What is the name of the third story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?

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