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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," why has he sent this warning?
(a) Because he loves humanity.
(b) Because he wants to change the future.
(c) Because he had no choice.
(d) Because he wants to prove free will exists.

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

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

4. What is the name of the wife in Bashaarat’s second tale?
(a) Najya.
(b) Fatima.
(c) Raniya.
(d) Taahira.

5. 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 seconds of time.
(c) It separates several hours of time.
(d) It separates several months of time.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what is the end state of many Predictor users?

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

3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," the reader should rejoice in what?

4. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what exists inside their arms?

5. As the story "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" opens, what company has an opening that is perfect for Ana?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in "The Tale of the Fortunate Rope-Maker"?

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," how does the Predictor appear to support free will? How does it support determinism?

3. Who are Jeremy Brauer and Frank Pearson? What does Ana learn from them in Chapter 9 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

4. What two theories currently explain the nature of memory, according to the story "Exhalation"?

5. What does the reader learn about the beings as the story "Exhalation" opens on pages 37 and 38?

6. How does SaruMech Toys help the digients grow?

7. What advice does the narrator of "What's Expected of Us" offer the reader on page 60?

8. What happens to some Predictor users? According to the narrator on page 59, why does this happen?

9. What job offer does Ana receive in Chapter 7 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"? What reservations does she have? What makes her inclined to accept?

10. In the story "What's Expected of Us," what is a Predictor?

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