Story of Your Life Quiz

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Who is Hossner? (from Part 5)

An open-minded diplomat who thinks should whole-heartedly trust the heptapods.

A suspicious diplomat who thinks the military should be careful about trusting Gary and Dr. Banks.

A suspicious diplomat who thinks the humans should be careful about trusting the heptapods.

An aggressive diplomat who thinks that humanity should attack the heptapods.

What is the common term in Earth-based communication that sums up the principles of sentence construction that Dr. Banks finds lacking in the heptapods’ language? (from Part 2)

Punctuation: Dr. Banks seems to think the heptapods do not follow a set off recognizable patterns, or rules, in terms of how they break up their sentences.

Pronunciation: Dr. Banks seems to think that the heptapods do not have ears, and therefore cannot hear whether words and sentences are being pronounced correctly.

Grammar: Dr. Banks seems to think that the heptapods do not have as complex a vocabulary as humans do.

Grammar: Dr. Banks seems to think the heptapods do not follow a set off recognizable patterns, or rules, in their sentence construction.

What is the significance of the moment with the bowl in the grocery store? (from Part 6)

It was / is the first time that Dr. Banks experiences an insight into Fermat’s Principle.

It was / is the first time that Dr. Banks experiences an insight into the nature of the Heptapod A vocabulary.

It was / is the first time that Dr. Banks experiences the convergence of various time-separated incidents into a single moment.

It was / is the first time that Dr. Banks realizes that she has fallen in love with Gary Donnelly.

Dr. Banks compares her experience of starting to think in Heptapod B to what other experience? (from Part 5)

That of a blind friend who started to think in Braille.

That of the heptapods, who are starting to think in human words.

That of a deaf friend who started to think in sign language.

That of Gary Donnelly, who started to think in mathematical formulae.

What is the difference between Heptapod A and Heptapod B? (from Part 3)

A is the name of the first looking glass that Dr. Banks works with; B is the name of the other.

B is the verbal language of the heptapods; A is their written language.

A is the verbal language of the heptapods: B is their written language. A is the verbal language of the heptapods; B is their written language.

A is the name of that Dr. Banks gives one of the heptapods; B is the name of the other.