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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. What has Bruce Talbot programmed his digient to do?
3. As the story "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" opens, what company has an opening that is perfect for Ana?
4. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what must one pretend to have?
5. According to the narrator of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," what is Neuroblast?
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. What companies announce a merger in Chapter 6 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"? How will the merger affect the digients?
3. 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?
4. What is the public's reaction to the narrator's discovery in "Exhalation"? How does the narrator react?
5. What two theories currently explain the nature of memory, according to the story "Exhalation"?
6. Who are Jeremy Brauer and Frank Pearson? What does Ana learn from them in Chapter 9 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
7. How does SaruMech Toys help the digients grow?
8. What have people come to expect from digients in Chapter 5 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
9. What happens in “The Tale of the Weaver Who Stole from Himself”?
10. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," on page 59, what happens after a person gets a Predictor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of faith.
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
How is the prism found in “Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom” symbolic of the themes presented throughout the entire collection? Choose three other stories and explain.
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