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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 Reginald Dacey of “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny,” what creates rational children?
2. According to Mr. Dahl in "Omphalos," who donated the relics being sold in the store?
3. According to the narrator of “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny,” what is Reginald Dacey initially inspired to create?
4. From what does Edmund die?
5. According to Nat in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," her participation in Morrow’s schemes is replacement for what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What great irony does the narrator of "The Great Silence" discuss on page 231?
2. What happens after the Automatic Nanny hits the market in 1901? Why does it ultimately fail?
3. What is Remem in "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling"? What are some positive effects of this technology, as the author discovers? What are some negative effects?
4. According to Dana on page 329 of "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," why do a person's actions matter?
5. As stated in "Omphalos," how old is the universe? How have scientists learned this information?
6. In "The Great Silence," who was Alex, and what did he demonstrate to humans?
7. What are contact calls, as explained in "The Great Silence"? What do they have in common with Arecibo?
8. Who is Angela in "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling"? What does the reader learn about her on page 186?
9. How is Edmund a product of his childhood in "Dacey's Patent Automatic Nanny"?
10. What is the effect of Lawson's discovery on Dr. McCullough in "Omphalos"? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of this collection. How is Exhalation an appropriate title for this collection of stories? How does the title reflect the collection’s themes?
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
Write an essay defining faith from the perspective of Ana and Dorothea. What is faith, according to these characters? How do the choices they make reflect these values?
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