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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the young weaver in Bashaarat’s second tale?
(a) Arham.
(b) Ajib.
(c) Ayan.
(d) Adnan.

2. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what obvious proposition has been accepted for most of history?
(a) That they draw life from the air.
(b) That they draw life from the soil.
(c) That they draw life from the sea.
(d) That they draw life from the stars.

3. What irregularity occurs on the first day of the year in "Exhalation"?
(a) The clock strikes at the moment the crier finishes his recitation.
(b) The crier finishes his recitation before the clock strikes.
(c) The clock never strikes at all.
(d) The clock strikes before the crier finishes his recitation.

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

5. While performing his risky experiment, how long does the narrator of "Exhalation" plan to work uninterrupted?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 6 days.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What risky experiment does the narrator of "Exhalation" undertake?

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

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