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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “What’s Expected of Us”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," how do some people ultimately react to the Predictor?
(a) They experience a life of possibility.
(b) They throw the Predictor against a wall.
(c) They use the Predictor to become wealthy.
(d) They stop engaging in spontaneous action.

2. By what name does Bashaarat call the large hoop in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) The Gate of Lives.
(b) The Gate of Years.
(c) The Gate of Memories.
(d) The Gate of Time.

3. While performing his risky experiment, how long does the narrator of "Exhalation" plan to work uninterrupted?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 6 days.

4. According to Bashaarat in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," what is notable about the small metal hoop in his store?
(a) It separates several seconds of time.
(b) It separates several days of time.
(c) It separates several hours of time.
(d) It separates several months of time.

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 discovery.
(b) To allow his younger self the experience of passion.
(c) To allow his younger self the experience of joy.
(d) To allow his younger self the experience of fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what is the end state of many Predictor users?

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what begins to sink in after one has had a Predictor for a few days?

3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what obvious proposition has been accepted for most of history?

4. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what exists at the edge of the world?

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what must one pretend to have?

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