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Story of Your Life Quiz

Ted Chiang

This Study Guide consists of approximately 43 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Story of Your Life.

Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Symbols and Symbolism

Themes and Motifs

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Story of Your Life Quiz

Ted Chiang

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

How does Dr. Banks’ consideration of a “Book of Ages” reflect her personal experience? (from Part 6)

The book’s premise – having a record of a person’s entire life – reflects Dr. Banks’ experience of being aware of all the times in the lives of the heptapods at the same moment.

The “Book of Ages” is Dr. Banks’ nickname for the complex sentences of Heptapod B.

The “Book of Ages” is Dr. Banks’ nickname for her diary.

The book’s premise – having a record of a person’s entire life – reflects Dr. Banks’ experience of being aware of all the times in her own life at the same moment.

2.

In the context of the story, what is a looking glass? (from Part 2)

A device for communication with the aliens designed and constructed by humans.

A mirror set up by the humans to monitor their actions during research.

A device for communication planted on earth by the aliens.

A mirror sent to earth by the aliens.

3.

What is the basic premise of Fermat’s Principle? (from Part 4)

That light, traveling through air, stays on the same angle when it enters water.

That light, traveling through air, speeds up when it enters any liquid.

That light, traveling through air, travels more slowly when it enters any liquid.

That light, traveling through air, changes direction when it enters water.

4.

In what way does the story of Dr. Banks and her teenaged daughter going shopping develop the book’s thematic interest in individualization of identity? (from Part 3)

The story illustrates this thematic point by providing an example of how dangerous too much striving for independence can become.

The story portrays Dr. Banks’ daughter as trying to achieve a degree of independence from her mother.

The story portrays Dr. Banks’ daughter as trying to achieve a degree of independence from her daughter.

The story illustrates this thematic point by providing a contrast: specifically, intensifying difficulties by highlighting similarities.

5.

Why are Dr. Banks and Gary Donnelly “even” in Part 5? (from Part 5)

Neither Dr. Banks nor Gary feels it is safe or wise to trust the heptapods.

Dr. Banks cannot understand Gary’s conversations with the heptapods about physics: Gary cannot understand Dr. Banks’ conversations with the heptapods in Heptapod B.

Neither Dr. Banks nor Gary can understand Heptapod B.

Dr. Banks cannot understand Gary’s conversations with the heptapods in Heptapod A: Gary cannot understand Dr. Banks’ conversations with the heptapods about why they’ve come to Earth.

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