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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind, what is the great celebration Abu Hasan is throwing?
(a) His son's birth.
(b) A wedding.
(c) Ramadan.
(d) His son's birthday.

2. What sweet does Fatimah demand her husband bring home one day?
(a) Honey milk toast.
(b) Jelabi.
(c) Kunafa.
(d) Red snapper.

3. Where is Alaeddin sealed when he fails to give the lamp to the wizard?
(a) A palace.
(b) The baths.
(c) The Sardab.
(d) The Jinni's house.

4. What do Omar's two wicked sons do to Judar after their father dies in the story Judar And His Brethren?
(a) They tie him up in the house and starve him.
(b) They beat him for money.
(c) They rob him of his money stashed in his room.
(d) They sue him.

5. In the story The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man, after hearing of his imminent death, what does the pious man do?
(a) He praises Allah.
(b) He lies prostrate to pray.
(c) He kills his wife.
(d) He asks for a son.

6. In the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia, what does the maiden deliver?
(a) Twins.
(b) A girl.
(c) She is not able to deliver children.
(d) A boy.

7. What does Salil offer the king for Juaharah in the Story Julnar, The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia?
(a) A bag of gems.
(b) A golden horse.
(c) Twenty thousand ducats.
(d) A bag of diamonds.

8. In the story The City of Brass, how many people are in Emir Musa's traveling party to where the cucurbites are found?
(a) 3.
(b) 2000.
(c) 203.
(d) 2003.

9. For how long was Abu Hasan a bodyguard for the foreign king in the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind?
(a) Six years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

10. Who comes up on a mule to Judar with a strange request to throw him in the lake?
(a) A merchant.
(b) A Jinn.
(c) A moor.
(d) A hamm.

11. In the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind, what country does Abu Hasan go to after the celebration?
(a) Persia.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) India.
(d) Iraq.

12. What does the Maghribi wizard pose as in Alaeddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?
(a) A slave.
(b) A Jinni.
(c) A long lost uncle.
(d) A long lost cousin.

13. To where does Abu return after losing his money and friends in The Sleeper And The Waker?
(a) His father's house.
(b) His mother's house.
(c) A temple.
(d) A mosque.

14. How does Abu stay away from his old friends in The Sleeper And The Waker?
(a) By inviting strangers to his home.
(b) By moving his house to Cairo.
(c) By cursing his old friends.
(d) By hiring spies to know where they are.

15. What does the Indian man give King Sabur in the story of The Ebony Horse?
(a) Gold bracelets.
(b) A gold statue of a man with a trumpet.
(c) A cask of frankincense.
(d) A jeweled mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Greek man give King Sabur in the story of The Ebony Horse?

2. How much money does the Caliph offer to whomever can tell him who died first in Abu's story?

3. Why does Princess Dunya ask the Sultan to wait for four months and ten days before she will accept him?

4. To whom do angry customers complain when Abu Sir cheats them?

5. In the story of The Lady And Her Five Suitors, to whom does the woman appeal when her lover is put in jail?

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