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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 "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 soil.
(c) That they draw life from the air.
(d) That they draw life from the sea.

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

3. How does the narrator of "Exhalation" describe their fate on page 53?
(a) As useful.
(b) As needless.
(c) As unavoidable.
(d) As preventable.

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

5. What company offers Ana a job after the merger "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) Polytope.
(b) Multitope.
(c) Mechatope.
(d) Semitope.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," every breath they take contributes to what?

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

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

4. As Chapter 9 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" begins, Ana speaks with two researchers for Exponential Applicances, a company that produces what?

5. What does Ana remain committed to teaching Jax at the end of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in “The Tale of the Weaver Who Stole from Himself”?

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

3. Why has the digient community shrunk in Chapter 3 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

4. What happens to the three main digients in Chapter 10 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

5. Who is Jennifer Chase? What pitch does she make in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

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

7. What does the narrator of "Exhalation" come to understand as a result of his experiment?

8. What experiment does the narrator of "Exhalation" undertake in order to understand the irregularity? How does he prepare for the experiment?

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

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