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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. While performing his risky experiment, how long does the narrator of "Exhalation" plan to work uninterrupted?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 days.

3. 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) Vilification.
(c) Injustice.
(d) Abuse.

4. What has Bruce Talbot programmed his digient to do?
(a) Act as his personal maid.
(b) Act as his personal assistant.
(c) Act as his personal chauffeur.
(d) Act as his personal chef.

5. What is the name of the patch that delivers hormones to induce affection between digient and trainer in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) InstantReward.
(b) InstantLove.
(c) InstantAffection.
(d) InstantRapport.

6. Which digient is Ana’s favorite?
(a) Jag.
(b) Jay.
(c) Jaz.
(d) Jax.

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

8. To whom is Fuwaad addressing his tale, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) The Caliph of Mosul.
(b) The Caliph of Basrah.
(c) The Caliph of Ramadi.
(d) The Caliph of Baghdad.

9. 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.

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

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

12. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," every breath they take contributes to what?
(a) Instability.
(b) Equilibrium.
(c) Agitation.
(d) Imbalance.

13. What irregularity occurs on the first day of the year in "Exhalation"?
(a) The clock strikes before the crier finishes his recitation.
(b) The clock strikes at the moment the crier finishes his recitation.
(c) The crier finishes his recitation before the clock strikes.
(d) The clock never strikes at all.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," how long will it take before their species died out?

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 Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the company will maintain what aspect of the digients?

4. According to Bashaarat in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," what is notable about the small metal hoop in his store?

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," why has he sent this warning?

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