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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. With whom does a prism allow one to communicate, as stated in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?
2. According to Reginald Dacey of “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny,” what creates rational children?
3. How does Dorothea in "Omphalos" feel about astronomy?
4. In "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," who is Morrow?
5. What is the name of the storyteller in Jijingi’s village?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who stole the relics, as Dorothea discovers on page 252 of "Omphalos"? How does this person justify the theft?
2. At the end of "Omphalos," what does Dorothea vow to continue to do?
3. What is the Fermi Paradox? What are two solutions that attempt to solve it?
4. What does the narrator of "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling" learn about his relationship with his daughter thanks to her lifelog? How does this change his perception of himself as a father, as revealed on page 221?
5. Who is Arthur Lawson and what has he discovered? What does this discovery indicate?
6. What inspires Reginald Dacey to create the Automatic Nanny, as revealed on page 175?
7. Who is Moseby? What does he promise to teach Jijingi in "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling"?
8. What does the extinction of its species mean to the narrator in "The Great Silence"?
9. What are the Atacama mummies and what do they reveal to the world, according to "Omphalos"?
10. In "The Great Silence," who was Alex, and what did he demonstrate to humans?
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
Parents play an important role in several stories. Discuss the impact of parents on three characters from three different stories. Explain how each parent develops the plot and themes of the collection.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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