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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Exhalation”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what happens to the brain if it breached?
(a) It melts in a puddle of gold.
(b) It erupts in a cloud of gold.
(c) It dissolves in a drizzle of gold.
(d) It bursts forth in a stream of gold.

2. What was the name of Fuwaad’s wife?
(a) Taahira.
(b) Najya.
(c) Amira.
(d) Raniya.

3. Where is Bashaarat’s first store located?
(a) Luxor.
(b) Giza.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Cairo.

4. To whom is Fuwaad addressing his tale, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) The Caliph of Ramadi.
(b) The Caliph of Basrah.
(c) The Caliph of Baghdad.
(d) The Caliph of Mosul.

5. According to Bashaarat on page 12, why did Hassan’s older self not spare him from all misfortune?
(a) To allow his younger self the experience of joy.
(b) To allow his younger self the experience of fear.
(c) To allow his younger self the experience of passion.
(d) To allow his younger self the experience of discovery.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what exists inside their arms?

2. Over what did Fuwaad and his wife argue?

3. What is the name of the second story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?

4. While performing his risky experiment, what does the narrator of "Exhalation" learn about their world?

5. What is the other profession of the merchant Bashaarat in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?

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