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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," how long will it take before their species died out?
(a) Many days.
(b) Many hours.
(c) Many weeks.
(d) Many centuries.

2. 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."

3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what exists at the edge of the world?
(a) A solid wall of aluminum.
(b) A solid wall of chromium.
(c) A solid wall of copper.
(d) A solid wall of zinc.

4. Where is Bashaarat’s first store located?
(a) Luxor.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Giza.
(d) Alexandria.

5. 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 sea.
(c) That they draw life from the stars.
(d) That they draw life from the soil.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. According to Bashaarat on page 12, why did Hassan’s older self not spare him from all misfortune?

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