Exhalation Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Ted Chiang
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Exhalation Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Ted Chiang
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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 exists inside their arms?
(a) Rods and pistons.
(b) Splines and fasteners.
(c) Axles and bearings.
(d) Gears and trains.

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

3. Which representative from Binary Desire pitches a deal to the digient owners at the start of Chapter 8 in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) Jennifer Chum.
(b) Jennifer Crews.
(c) Jennifer Crest.
(d) Jennifer Chase.

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

5. What does the merger mean for the digients, as explained in Chapter 6 "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) A powerful upgrade.
(b) The beginning of a new world.
(c) A new adventure.
(d) The end of the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Exhalation" describe their fate on page 53?

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what must one pretend to have?

3. Over what did Fuwaad and his wife argue?

4. To what does the narrator of "What's Expected of Us" compare the end state of many Predictor users?

5. While performing his risky experiment, what does the narrator of "Exhalation" learn about their brains?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does SaruMech Toys help the digients grow?

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

3. How do doctors try to treat Predictor patients in "What's Expected of Us"? What is the result?

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

5. What is the public's reaction to the narrator's discovery in "Exhalation"? How does the narrator react?

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

7. What have people come to expect from digients in Chapter 5 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

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

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

10. 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?

(see the answer keys)

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