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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," how do some people ultimately react to the Predictor?
(a) They experience a life of possibility.
(b) They use the Predictor to become wealthy.
(c) They stop engaging in spontaneous action.
(d) They throw the Predictor against a wall.

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

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. By what name does Bashaarat call the large hoop in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) The Gate of Years.
(b) The Gate of Time.
(c) The Gate of Memories.
(d) The Gate of Lives.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom is Fuwaad addressing his tale, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?

3. What is the name of the wife in Bashaarat’s second tale?

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

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

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