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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. What is Sandal in Khalifah The Fisherman of Baghdad?
(a) A eunuch.
(b) A spirit.
(c) A witch.
(d) A Jinni.

2. Why does Ma'aruf have to go to the Kazi in Ma'aruf The Cobbler And His Wife Fatimah?
(a) He has stolen three golden apples.
(b) Fatimah is in jail.
(c) Fatimah has complained about him.
(d) The neighbors have lodged a complaint against Fatimah.

3. How does Abu treat the strangers he entertains after the first visit in The Sleeper And The Waker?
(a) He pretends he is related to them.
(b) He ignores them.
(c) He invites them back only after one year.
(d) He slanders them.

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

5. Which of their three sons do Omar, a Cairo merchant, and his wife love and trust most in the story Judar And His Brethren?
(a) Salam.
(b) Hussein.
(c) Judar.
(d) Salim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between the two main characters introduced at the beginning of the story in Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves?

2. After the two brothers' rule and they have died, there is a period of _______ until a wise ruler discovers the book in the treasury.

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

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

5. Why does Fatimah plot to steal the magic ring?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways in Judar And His Brethren does Shahrazad personify evil throughout her story?

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

3. 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?

4. In the tale of Ma'aruf The Cobbler And His Wife Fatimah, Shahrazad demonstrates the difference between a good wife and a wicked one. How could this relate to Shahrazad's goals in the long run between herself and the king?

5. What is the relationship between the Allah and the Caliph in regards to which has the most power in Khalifah The Fisherman of Baghdad?

6. What is the moral lesson about in The Angel of Death With The Proud King And The Devout Man?

7. What lesson does Shahrazad teach the king through her story in Sindbad The Seaman And Sindbad The Lands?

8. What moral does Shahrazad imply through her story in the story Julnar The Sea-Born And Her Son King Badr Basim of Persia?

9. Consider the saying "One cannot fully escape the past." How is this saying proven in Ma'aruf The Cobbler And His Wife Fatimah?

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

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