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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. As "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" begins, what is the name of the virtual world Ana visits?

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

3. According to the narrator of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," a digient is a digital organism designed to look like what?

4. According to Derek in Chapter 9 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," Derek opposes Ana undergoing what?

5. How does Derek modify the physical appearance of his digients in Chapter 5 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. To whom does Fuwaad address his tale on page 3? What does he say about his story?

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

4. Who are Jeremy Brauer and Frank Pearson? What does Ana learn from them in Chapter 9 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

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

6. What unauthorized usage troubles remaining owners in Chapter 4 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

The role of speech is central to several stories in the collection. Choose two and explain how speech is central not only to the story’s plot but also to its themes.

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