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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Bashaarat’s second tale, what shocked the young weaver about his future self?
(a) How grumpy he was.
(b) How generously he gave to charity.
(c) How extravagantly he lived.
(d) How poorly he lived.

2. What is the name of the second story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?
(a) “The Tale of the Weaver Who Stole from Himself.”
(b) “The Tale of the Scrivener Who Stole from Himself.”
(c) “The Tale of the Carpenter Who Stole from Himself.”
(d) “The Tale of the Merchant Who Stole from Himself.”

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

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

5. What risky experiment does the narrator of "Exhalation" undertake?
(a) Self-evaluation.
(b) Self-study.
(c) Self-dissection.
(d) Self-diagnosis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," the reader should rejoice in what?

3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what happens to the brain if it breached?

4. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what exists at the edge of the world?

5. According to Bashaarat in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," what is notable about the small metal hoop in his store?

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