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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. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what must one pretend to have?
2. Ana is horrified when she discovers people have hacked the digients in order to do what?
3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what is the reservoir of air that exists underground?
4. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what is compatible with determinism?
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. What experiment does the narrator of "Exhalation" undertake in order to understand the irregularity? How does he prepare for the experiment?
2. To whom does Fuwaad address his tale on page 3? What does he say about his story?
3. What happens in "The Tale of the Fortunate Rope-Maker"?
4. What company shows interest in the digients in Chapter 7 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"? What is Derek's reaction to the company's interest?
5. What advice does the narrator of "What's Expected of Us" offer the reader on page 60?
6. What happens to the three main digients in Chapter 10 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
7. In the story "What's Expected of Us," what is a Predictor?
8. How does SaruMech Toys help the digients grow?
9. In "Exhalation," what irregularity occurs on the first day of the year?
10. What unauthorized usage troubles remaining owners in Chapter 4 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The role of technology is central to the stories in Exhalation. Choose three stories and discuss the role technology plays in each. Is technology a positive or negative thing?
Essay Topic 2
Several characters are obsessed with the search for truth. Choose three (from three different stories) and explain the search of each. Be sure to include what truth each discovers and the impact it has on them.
Essay Topic 3
How is the natural world portrayed in these stories? Discuss three stories and analyze the role the natural world plays in each.
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