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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what happens to the brain if it breached?
(a) It erupts in a cloud of gold.
(b) It bursts forth in a stream of gold.
(c) It dissolves in a drizzle of gold.
(d) It melts in a puddle of gold.

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

3. As Fuwaad’s prepares to begin his story, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," how does he describe his tale?
(a) As a warning and a lesson.
(b) As fiction and fable.
(c) As advice and counsel.
(d) As facts and data.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of “Exhalation” study?

2. By what name does Bashaarat call the large hoop in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?

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

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

5. How does the narrator of "Exhalation" describe their fate on page 53?

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