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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story of How Abu Hasan Broke Wind, Abu Hasan holds a great celebration in the City of ______ of Al-Yaman.
(a) Kaukaban.
(b) Al-Kaman.
(c) Balakrishna.
(d) Aranka.

2. Who is Baba Mustafa in Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) A tailor.
(c) A merchant.
(d) A shepherd.

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

4. 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 kills his wife.
(b) He asks for a son.
(c) He praises Allah.
(d) He lies prostrate to pray.

5. What is Ali Baba doing when he comes across the forty thieves?
(a) Taking a bath in his home.
(b) Feeding his horses.
(c) Dreaming at home.
(d) Looking for firewood in the jungle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the powerful wizard who came to Alaeddin when he was fifteen?

2. What does Abu Kir convince Abu Sir of doing?

3. How does Abu treat the strangers he entertains after the first visit in The Sleeper And The Waker?

4. In the story of The Ebony Horse, how many wise men arrived at King Sabur's palace?

5. Where does Abu waste half of his father's money in The Sleeper And The Waker?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way could this be a sort of cautionary tale from Shahrazad to the king in The Lady And Her Five Suitors?

2. Consider the saying, "The clothes maketh the man." How is this proven in Alaedddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp?

3. What goal in Alaedddin: Or, The Wonderful Lamp may Shahrazad been trying to achieve through this story to the king?

4. What does Shahrazad reinforce to her king through The Sleeper And The Waker?

5. What in How Abu Hasan Bake Wind does Shahrazad imply about shame?

6. In Judar And His Brethren, how does Judar portray his greed?

7. In Khalifah The Fisherman of Baghdad, the reader witnesses the Caliph dispense mercy and cruelty with the whim of someone raised in a position of such absolute power that it distances him from the suffering of the common people, much like the fisherman Khalifah. How could this part of the story relate to Shahrazad's goal of changing the king's ways?

8. What is ironic about the fact of Abu Hasan breaking wind in How Abu Hasan Bake Wind?

9. Why might it be in Shahrazad's interests to decide to tell this story to the king in The City of Brass?

10. How is Abu Kir's life like his business in Abu Kir The Dyer And Abu Sir The Barber?

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