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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. As Chapter 9 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" begins, Ana speaks with two researchers for Exponential Applicances, a company that produces what?
(a) Kitchen appliances.
(b) Holograms.
(c) Self-driving cars.
(d) Household robots.

2. What is the name of the second story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?
(a) “The Tale of the Scrivener Who Stole from Himself.”
(b) “The Tale of the Merchant Who Stole from Himself.”
(c) “The Tale of the Carpenter Who Stole from Himself.”
(d) “The Tale of the Weaver Who Stole from Himself.”

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what happens at first when someone gets a Predictor?
(a) They find themselves unable to sleep.
(b) They find it boring and forget about it.
(c) They play with it compulsively.
(d) They learn how to outwit it.

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

5. What is the name of the first story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?
(a) "The Tale of the Unhappy Rope-Maker."
(b) "The Tale of the Foolish Rope-Maker."
(c) "The Tale of the Fortunate Rope-Maker."
(d) "The Tale of the Unfortunate Rope-Maker."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom does Data Earth announce a merger at the start of Chapter 6 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what appears before the button is pressed?

4. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what is the reservoir of air that exists underground?

5. According to Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the company will maintain what aspect of the digients?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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