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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 appears before the button is pressed?
(a) A green light.
(b) A white light.
(c) A blue light.
(d) A red light.

2. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," how long will it take before their species died out?
(a) Many centuries.
(b) Many weeks.
(c) Many days.
(d) Many hours.

3. According to Bashaarat in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," what is notable about the small metal hoop in his store?
(a) It separates several days of time.
(b) It separates several months of time.
(c) It separates several seconds of time.
(d) It separates several hours of time.

4. While performing his risky experiment, what does the narrator of "Exhalation" learn about their world?
(a) The air pressure of the universe is increasing.
(b) The air pressure of the universe is decreasing.
(c) The air pressure of their brains is increasing.
(d) The air pressure of their brains is decreasing.

5. According to the narrator of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," what is Neuroblast?
(a) A biological engine.
(b) A digital engine.
(c) A virtual engine.
(d) A genomic engine.

6. As Fuwaad’s story, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," begins, he is wandering a market in what city?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Baghdad.
(d) Damascus.

7. How does Derek modify the physical appearance of his digients in Chapter 5 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) To give them hair.
(b) To give them a polished look.
(c) To allow them to customize themselves.
(d) To show them maturing.

8. At the end of Chapter 8 in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," Ana argues that what must happen before they can decide what to do about Binary Desire?
(a) The digients must first finish school.
(b) The digients must come of age.
(c) The digients must first receive a security upgrade.
(d) The digients must first have sexual experience.

9. What is the name of Derek’s wife in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) Winona.
(b) Winnie.
(c) Wendy.
(d) Willa.

10. Which representative from Binary Desire pitches a deal to the digient owners at the start of Chapter 8 in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) Jennifer Chase.
(b) Jennifer Crews.
(c) Jennifer Crest.
(d) Jennifer Chum.

11. According to Bashaarat, on what street did Hassan avoid being trampled by a horse?
(a) The Street of Black Dogs.
(b) The Street of White Wolves.
(c) The Street of Green Dragons.
(d) The Street of Blue Moons.

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

13. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," on what does civilization now depend?
(a) Self-determination.
(b) Self-actualization.
(c) Self-deception.
(d) Self-esteem.

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

15. How does Jax injure the robot suit at the beginning of Chapter 6 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) Attempting to play basketball.
(b) Attempting a cartwheel.
(c) Attempting to lift weights.
(d) Attempting to wrestle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the patch that delivers hormones to induce affection between digient and trainer in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

2. What does Binary Desire produce, as revealed at the end of Chapter 7 in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

3. What irregularity occurs on the first day of the year in "Exhalation"?

4. Why will the merger have such a powerful effect on the digients, as explained in Chapter 6 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what will follow this warning?

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