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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Tale of Ghanim Bin Ayyub, The Distraught, The Thrall O' Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Each Kalandar is...
(a) Blind in the left eye.
(b) Blind in the right eye.
(c) Cursed.
(d) Crippled.

2. How many sons does the Wazir of Cairo have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

3. What do the two kings, Sharyar and his brother, Shah Zaman, vow?
(a) Never to trust women again.
(b) To tell the story of 'The Bull and the Ass' every day.
(c) Not to ask the Jinni for favors.
(d) To find new wives.

4. If the tale impresses the Caliph, what does he promise to do?
(a) Banish the slave instead of killing him.
(b) Find another wife for the husband.
(c) Dismiss Ja'far.
(d) Allow the slave his life.

5. When the three slaves met by Ghanim Bin Ayyub enter the courtyard, what DON'T they have?
(a) A jeweled mirror.
(b) A chest.
(c) A basket full of mortar.
(d) A lantern.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because Ja'far cannot find the murderer of the woman, he and his family are what?

2. What does Lady Zubaydah order her staff to do to look as though they are mourning Kut's death?

3. In The Tale of the Three Apples, who does the Caliph decree responsible for the woman's death?

4. According to the First Kalandar, when he returned to his kingdom for the first time, he found what?

5. What does Shahrazad do in order to stay alive?

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