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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. What was the name of Fuwaad’s wife?
(a) Raniya.
(b) Taahira.
(c) Najya.
(d) Amira.

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

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

4. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," only what can become discouraged?
(a) A freethinking entity.
(b) A heartless individual.
(c) A rational being.
(d) An empathic individual.

5. To what does the narrator of "What's Expected of Us" compare the end state of many Predictor users?
(a) To an intelligent scourge.
(b) To a rational epidemic.
(c) To a cognitive plague.
(d) To a logical contagion.

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. What is the name of the second story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?

3. While performing his risky experiment, what does the narrator of "Exhalation" learn about their brains?

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

5. Over what did Fuwaad and his wife argue?

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