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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. In Bashaarat’s second tale, what shocked the young weaver about his future self?
(a) How extravagantly he lived.
(b) How generously he gave to charity.
(c) How grumpy he was.
(d) How poorly he lived.

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what begins to sink in after one has had a Predictor for a few days?
(a) The repercussions of an unchangeable future.
(b) The repercussions of a spontaneous future.
(c) The repercussions of a limitless future.
(d) The repercussions of a hypothetical future.

3. While performing his risky experiment, what does the narrator of "Exhalation" learn about their world?
(a) The air pressure of the universe is decreasing.
(b) The air pressure of their brains is decreasing.
(c) The air pressure of the universe is increasing.
(d) The air pressure of their brains is increasing.

4. What is the name of Derek’s wife in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) Willa.
(b) Winona.
(c) Winnie.
(d) Wendy.

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what does the Predictor do?
(a) Sends a signal back in time.
(b) Sends a signal to a distant planet.
(c) Sends a signal forward in time.
(d) Sends a signal to another dimension.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the patch that delivers hormones to induce affection between digient and trainer in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

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

4. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," the knowledge of the Predictor does what to the human logical system?

5. What company offers Ana a job after the merger "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Fuwaad travel through the Gate of Years? What does he discover?

5. What company shows interest in the digients in Chapter 7 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"? What is Derek's reaction to the company's interest?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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