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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. 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 Memories.
(c) The Gate of Time.
(d) The Gate of Years.

2. What is the name of the wife in Bashaarat’s second tale?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Raniya.
(c) Najya.
(d) Taahira.

3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what does the inscription hypothesis fail to explain?
(a) Versatility.
(b) Forgetfulness.
(c) Joy.
(d) Precision.

4. 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?
(a) The repercussions of a spontaneous future.
(b) The repercussions of a limitless future.
(c) The repercussions of a hypothetical future.
(d) The repercussions of an unchangeable future.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what does the Predictor demonstrate?

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what appears before the button is pressed?

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

4. Where is Bashaarat’s first store located?

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

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