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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. Who is the young weaver in Bashaarat’s second tale?
2. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what obvious proposition has been accepted for most of history?
3. What is the name of Derek’s wife in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
4. As Chapter 5 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" begins, what is the new virtual reality platform?
5. How does the narrator describe Sophonce digients in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Jennifer Chase? What pitch does she make in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
2. What happens to some Predictor users? According to the narrator on page 59, why does this happen?
3. What advice does the narrator of "What's Expected of Us" offer the reader on page 60?
4. In "Exhalation," what irregularity occurs on the first day of the year?
5. What does the narrator of "Exhalation" come to understand as a result of his experiment?
6. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," how does the Predictor appear to support free will? How does it support determinism?
7. Who are Jeremy Brauer and Frank Pearson? What does Ana learn from them in Chapter 9 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
8. What have people come to expect from digients in Chapter 5 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
9. What job offer does Ana receive in Chapter 7 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"? What reservations does she have? What makes her inclined to accept?
10. How does SaruMech Toys help the digients grow?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Regret is a major theme of the collection. Choose three characters (from three different stories) who illustrate this theme. Explain why each character experiences regret, how this regret is (or is not) resolved, and evaluate what the author is trying to say about this subject.
Essay Topic 2
How is the prism found in “Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom” symbolic of the themes presented throughout the entire collection? Choose three other stories and explain.
Essay Topic 3
The role of speech is central to several stories in the collection. Choose two and explain how speech is central not only to the story’s plot but also to its themes.
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