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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which digient is Ana’s favorite?
(a) Jax.
(b) Jag.
(c) Jay.
(d) Jaz.

2. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what is the reservoir of air that exists underground?
(a) The great brain of the world.
(b) The great heart of the world.
(c) The great stomach of the world.
(d) The great lung of the world.

3. In Bashaarat’s second tale, what shocked the young weaver about his future self?
(a) How generously he gave to charity.
(b) How grumpy he was.
(c) How extravagantly he lived.
(d) How poorly he lived.

4. According to Bashaarat on page 12, why did Hassan’s older self not spare him from all misfortune?
(a) To allow his younger self the experience of fear.
(b) To allow his younger self the experience of joy.
(c) To allow his younger self the experience of discovery.
(d) To allow his younger self the experience of passion.

5. As Fuwaad’s story, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," begins, he is wandering a market in what city?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Baghdad.
(d) Jerusalem.

6. With whom does Data Earth announce a merger at the start of Chapter 6 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) Binary Desire.
(b) Polytope.
(c) SaruMech.
(d) Real Space.

7. What was Ana Alvarado’s first job?
(a) Therapist.
(b) Painter.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Zookeeper.

8. According to the narrator of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," what is Neuroblast?
(a) A biological engine.
(b) A virtual engine.
(c) A genomic engine.
(d) A digital engine.

9. Which representative from Binary Desire pitches a deal to the digient owners at the start of Chapter 8 in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) Jennifer Crest.
(b) Jennifer Crews.
(c) Jennifer Chum.
(d) Jennifer Chase.

10. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," why are a third of Predictor users hospitalized?
(a) They develop radiation poisoning.
(b) They stop eating.
(c) They lose their vision.
(d) Their hearts give out.

11. What is the name of the wife in Bashaarat’s second tale?
(a) Najya.
(b) Fatima.
(c) Taahira.
(d) Raniya.

12. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what is compatible with determinism?
(a) Every form of human motivation.
(b) Every form of human ingenuity.
(c) Every form of human emotion.
(d) Every form of human behavior.

13. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what must one pretend to have?
(a) Memory.
(b) Discernment.
(c) Hope.
(d) Free will.

14. What is the name of the third story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?
(a) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Sister."
(b) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Husband."
(c) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Son."
(d) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Lover."

15. What does Ana remain committed to teaching Jax at the end of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) The business of living.
(b) The business of virtual reality.
(c) The business of peace.
(d) The business of love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Bashaarat’s first store located?

2. According to Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the company will fund the Neuroblast port in exchange for what?

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," only what can become discouraged?

4. As Fuwaad’s prepares to begin his story, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," how does he describe his tale?

5. By what name does Bashaarat call the large hoop in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?

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