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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," the reader should rejoice in what?

2. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what does the inscription hypothesis fail to explain?

3. What is the name of Derek’s wife in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

4. Who is the young weaver in Bashaarat’s second tale?

5. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what happens to the brain if it breached?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," how does the Predictor appear to support free will? How does it support determinism?

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

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

6. What happens to some Predictor users? According to the narrator on page 59, why does this happen?

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think the future has in store for Jax after the close of “The Lifecycle of Software Objects”? Predict his future based on the thoughts and actions of others in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the Predictor and the prism. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Internal conflicts are apparent in nearly every story in the collection. Discuss three different characters (from three different stories) who experience a conflict with themselves. Explain the nature of the conflict, how it is (or is not resolved), and how it impacts the story’s plot.

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