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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why is it not necessary for Chiang to tell the reader whether Ana and Kyle stay together at the end of the story? (from Pages 133 - 172)

Kyle was most important as a foil for Derek's wife, Wendy.

Kyle was never as good a fit for Ana as Derek would have been.

Kyle and Ana will likely stay together as long as no major conflict arises.

Kyle was most important as a foil for Ana's love of Jax.

2.

What are vough and mimi in the historical narrative of “The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling”? (from Pages 173 - 230)

Vough is evidence, while mimi is testimony.

Vough is the truth of fact, while mimi is the truth of feeling.

Vough is the truth of feeling, while mimi is the truth of fact.

Vough is the written truth, while mimi is the spoken truth.

3.

Which form of addiction does Nat struggle with? (from Pages 270 - 339)

Substance abuse.

Gambling.

Prism over-use.

Thrill-seeking.

4.

Why does Ajib fail to benefit from his travel through the Gate? (from Pages 1 - 61)

His older self is not as helpful as Hassan and Raniya’s older selves.

He is too greedy to appreciate that fate is fixed.

Bashaarat has not yet begun counselling travellers about fate.

He has a fixed goal, where the other characters do not.

5.

What is fate in “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom?" (from Pages 270 - 339)

Every action will happen in at least one branch of reality.

An accumulation of free choices.

The fixed range of all possibilities.

Moral questions do not matter in infinite worlds.

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