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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. To whom did the hoopoe say the Way belonged?
2. During the Egyptian famine, what did the people beg for as they died?
3. What was the second test of the journey to find the Simorgh?
4. Who was Majnoun searching for in the dust of the highway?
5. What would deprive the birds of everything in the Valley of the Quest?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to the hoopoe, who does the Way belong to?
2. What did the "faithless Moslem" think about doing when the "faithful infidel" was bent in prayer?
3. What were the two things that the Sheikh of Turkestan loved?
4. Why was Husain, the son of Ali, killed?
5. According to the story "The Lover Who Wanted to Kill his Beloved," what must one do to be pious and reach the Lord?
6. Why did the slave not complain about the apple that his king gave to him?
7. What must one do to find God in the Valley of the Quest?
8. What did the lover of the man who slept all the time write on the note that she attached to his sleeve?
9. What was the definition of justice that the hoopoe gave to the birds?
10. Describe the stone man.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the different perils of the seven valleys. What did each valley possess that created a conflict for the journey. Why did the birds fear the valley? What did it mean for the birds that made it through each valley? What did each valley represent in life?
Essay Topic 2
The theme of love plays a large part in the book "The Conference of the Birds." Find the different definitions of love that the hoopoe uses and compare their uses throughout the stories. How is the imagery of love consistent throughout the book? Does love seem negative or positive? Why?
Essay Topic 3
The entire book was about the "Way." How did Attar show that the journey was important to all of mankind? What did Attar show to prove that this is a journey that all mankind must choose to face? Use textual evidence to support reasoning.
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