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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. What was the name of Fuwaad’s wife?
(a) Taahira.
(b) Najya.
(c) Raniya.
(d) Amira.

2. What is the name of the first story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?
(a) "The Tale of the Foolish Rope-Maker."
(b) "The Tale of the Fortunate Rope-Maker."
(c) "The Tale of the Unfortunate Rope-Maker."
(d) "The Tale of the Unhappy Rope-Maker."

3. According to Bashaarat, on what street did Hassan avoid being trampled by a horse?
(a) The Street of Green Dragons.
(b) The Street of Blue Moons.
(c) The Street of Black Dogs.
(d) The Street of White Wolves.

4. What does the narrator of “Exhalation” study?
(a) Aeronautics.
(b) Anthropology.
(c) Anatomy.
(d) Astrology.

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what appears before the button is pressed?
(a) A blue light.
(b) A green light.
(c) A white light.
(d) A red light.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Bashaarat’s first store located?

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," the knowledge of the Predictor does what to the human logical system?

3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what does the inscription hypothesis fail to explain?

4. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," every breath they take contributes to what?

5. What irregularity occurs on the first day of the year in "Exhalation"?

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