Exhalation Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Ted Chiang
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 158 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Exhalation Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Ted Chiang
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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. What is the name of the wife in Bashaarat’s second tale?

2. What job has Derek taken in Chapter 4 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

3. According to Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the company will maintain what aspect of the digients?

4. What company offers Ana a job after the merger "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

5. As Fuwaad’s story, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," begins, he is wandering a market in what city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the three main digients in Chapter 10 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

2. How has the digient community expanded in Chapter 2 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

3. What happens in "The Tale of the Fortunate Rope-Maker"?

4. To whom does Fuwaad address his tale on page 3? What does he say about his story?

5. What have people come to expect from digients in Chapter 5 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

6. What unauthorized usage troubles remaining owners in Chapter 4 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

7. What does the narrator of "Exhalation" come to understand as a result of his experiment?

8. Who is Bashaarat? What does he sell in his store?

9. What happens in “The Tale of the Wife and Her Lover”?

10. How does SaruMech Toys help the digients grow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many characters in this collection highlight the idea the past is never truly past. Choose three characters (from three different stories) and explain how each illustrates this idea.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of faith.

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