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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. What is the name of the third story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?
2. According to Derek in Chapter 9 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," Derek opposes Ana undergoing what?
3. According to Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the company will maintain what aspect of the digients?
4. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," the knowledge of the Predictor does what to the human logical system?
5. With whom does Data Earth announce a merger at the start of Chapter 6 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the story "What's Expected of Us," what is a Predictor?
2. What happens in “The Tale of the Weaver Who Stole from Himself”?
3. What are digients? What company is producing them, and who is hired to train them?
4. Why does Fuwaad travel through the Gate of Years? What does he discover?
5. What happens in "The Tale of the Fortunate Rope-Maker"?
6. To whom does Fuwaad address his tale on page 3? What does he say about his story?
7. What happens to some Predictor users? According to the narrator on page 59, why does this happen?
8. What happens in “The Tale of the Wife and Her Lover”?
9. How does SaruMech Toys help the digients grow?
10. What does the narrator of "Exhalation" come to understand as a result of his experiment?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the natural world portrayed in these stories? Discuss three stories and analyze the role the natural world plays in each.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
“The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” is a frame narrative: it is a story within a story. Explain how this story fits the definition of a frame narrative, and explain why this technique is particularly effective for this story.
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