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

2. What prediction does Fuwaad make to the captain of the city guard in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) That the Caliph's grandson would be born prematurely.
(b) That the Caliph's grandson would be born in a caul.
(c) That the Caliph's grandson would be born via caesarean section.
(d) That the Caliph’s grandson would be born an albino.

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

4. Over what did Fuwaad and his wife argue?
(a) His great spending.
(b) His involvement in the slave trade.
(c) His many debts.
(d) His infidelity.

5. While performing his risky experiment, what does the narrator of "Exhalation" learn about their brains?
(a) Their brains are running more slowly.
(b) Their brains are running more inexpertly.
(c) Their brains are running more quickly.
(d) Their brains are running more efficiently.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what does the Predictor demonstrate?

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

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," why has he sent this warning?

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