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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 "Exhalation," every breath they take contributes to what?
(a) Equilibrium.
(b) Imbalance.
(c) Instability.
(d) Agitation.

2. Over what did Fuwaad and his wife argue?
(a) His many debts.
(b) His infidelity.
(c) His involvement in the slave trade.
(d) His great spending.

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what will follow this warning?
(a) Proof of free will.
(b) A new invention.
(c) A powerful new theory.
(d) Warnings addressing other issues.

4. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what is one mystery they have never solved?
(a) The nature of speech.
(b) The nature of the universe.
(c) The nature of movement.
(d) The nature of memory.

5. How does the narrator of "Exhalation" describe their fate on page 53?
(a) As needless.
(b) As unavoidable.
(c) As preventable.
(d) As useful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the third story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?

2. What was the name of Fuwaad’s wife?

3. According to Bashaarat, on what street did Hassan avoid being trampled by a horse?

4. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what is the reservoir of air that exists underground?

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," it is impossible to do what?

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