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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," each being daily consumes two sets of what?
2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what is compatible with determinism?
3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," how long will it take before their species died out?
4. With whom does Data Earth announce a merger at the start of Chapter 6 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
5. To whom is Fuwaad addressing his tale, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Who is Bashaarat? What does he sell in his store?
3. Who are Jeremy Brauer and Frank Pearson? What does Ana learn from them in Chapter 9 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
4. What happens to some Predictor users? According to the narrator on page 59, why does this happen?
5. How does SaruMech Toys help the digients grow?
6. Who is Jennifer Chase? What pitch does she make in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
7. What happens to the three main digients in Chapter 10 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
8. What are digients? What company is producing them, and who is hired to train them?
9. What experiment does the narrator of "Exhalation" undertake in order to understand the irregularity? How does he prepare for the experiment?
10. What have people come to expect from digients in Chapter 5 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At the end of “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate,” Fuwaad says, “Nothing erases the past. There is repentance, there is atonement, and there is forgiveness. That is all, but that is enough” (36). Explain how his words apply to characters in three other stories.
Essay Topic 2
How is the natural world portrayed in these stories? Discuss three stories and analyze the role the natural world plays in each.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the author’s choice to tell “The Great Silence” from the point of view of a parrot. How does viewing the action through the eyes of a parrot affect the story? How would the story be different if the story was told through a third-person narrator?
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