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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. What risky experiment does the narrator of "Exhalation" undertake?
(a) Self-evaluation.
(b) Self-diagnosis.
(c) Self-dissection.
(d) Self-study.

2. According to Derek in Chapter 9 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," Derek opposes Ana undergoing what?
(a) Neurological engineering.
(b) Neurological operation.
(c) Neurological choreography.
(d) Neurological manipulation.

3. With which two digients does Derek often spend time?
(a) Daniel and Boone.
(b) Ferdinand and Magellan.
(c) Marco and Polo.
(d) Lief and Erikson.

4. As the story "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" opens, what company has an opening that is perfect for Ana?
(a) Blue Gamma.
(b) Blue Alpha.
(c) Blue Beta.
(d) Blue Delta.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the digients will never be subjected to what?

3. What was Ana Alvarado’s first job?

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. In Bashaarat’s second tale, what shocked the young weaver about his future self?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How has the digient community expanded in Chapter 2 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," on page 59, what happens after a person gets a Predictor?

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

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

6. What are digients? What company is producing them, and who is hired to train them?

7. Who is Bashaarat? What does he sell in his store?

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

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

10. What companies announce a merger in Chapter 6 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"? How will the merger affect the digients?

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