View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “What’s Expected of Us”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," it is impossible to do what?
(a) Forget a Predictor.
(b) Fool a Predictor.
(c) Break a Predictor.
(d) Shatter a Predictor.

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

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

4. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what will follow this warning?
(a) Warnings addressing other issues.
(b) Proof of free will.
(c) A new invention.
(d) A powerful new theory.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Bashaarat’s second tale, what shocked the young weaver about his future self?

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

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

4. What is the name of the first story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 293 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample