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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Exhalation”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As Fuwaad’s story, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," begins, he is wandering a market in what city?
(a) Damascus.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Baghdad.

3. What is the name of the third story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?
(a) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Son."
(b) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Lover."
(c) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Sister."
(d) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Husband."

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

5. What prediction does Fuwaad make to the captain of the city guard in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) That the Caliph's grandson would be born in a caul.
(b) That the Caliph's grandson would be born via caesarean section.
(c) That the Caliph’s grandson would be born an albino.
(d) That the Caliph's grandson would be born prematurely.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the young weaver in Bashaarat’s second tale?

5. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," how long will it take before their species died out?

(see the answer key)

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