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

2. What literary device is being employed when the narrator of "What's Expected of Us" references a “Lovecraftian horror” (59)?
(a) Irony.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Allusion.

3. Who is the young weaver in Bashaarat’s second tale?
(a) Ajib.
(b) Adnan.
(c) Ayan.
(d) Arham.

4. As Fuwaad’s prepares to begin his story, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," how does he describe his tale?
(a) As facts and data.
(b) As a warning and a lesson.
(c) As advice and counsel.
(d) As fiction and fable.

5. As Chapter 9 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" begins, Ana speaks with two researchers for Exponential Applicances, a company that produces what?
(a) Kitchen appliances.
(b) Household robots.
(c) Holograms.
(d) Self-driving cars.

6. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what exists at the edge of the world?
(a) A solid wall of copper.
(b) A solid wall of zinc.
(c) A solid wall of aluminum.
(d) A solid wall of chromium.

7. What is the other profession of the merchant Bashaarat in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) Inventor.
(b) Jeweler.
(c) Banker.
(d) Chef.

8. By what name does Bashaarat call the large hoop in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) The Gate of Time.
(b) The Gate of Years.
(c) The Gate of Memories.
(d) The Gate of Lives.

9. 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 months of time.
(b) It separates several seconds of time.
(c) It separates several days of time.
(d) It separates several hours of time.

10. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what is compatible with determinism?
(a) Every form of human behavior.
(b) Every form of human emotion.
(c) Every form of human motivation.
(d) Every form of human ingenuity.

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

12. 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.

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

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

15. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what happens at first when someone gets a Predictor?
(a) They find it boring and forget about it.
(b) They play with it compulsively.
(c) They learn how to outwit it.
(d) They find themselves unable to sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the merger mean for the digients, as explained in Chapter 6 "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

2. 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?

3. As "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" begins, what is the name of the virtual world Ana visits?

4. What is Derek Brook’s role in developing the digients?

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," on what does civilization now depend?

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