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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wanting to help the sick girl he loves, the king in a poem in Chapter 2, Book 2 decides to do what?
(a) Bring forth a banished sorcerer.
(b) Send her back to her village.
(c) Help reunite her with the one she loves.
(d) Give her costly medicines.

2. What happens to King Solomon's crown in one of the poems in Book 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Is stolen by four thieves.
(b) Is carried away by four birds.
(c) Keeps sliding down his forehead.
(d) Drops into the ocean.

3. Who is Kharraqani?
(a) Priest.
(b) Sheik.
(c) Peasant.
(d) Saint.

4. Which of the following is NOT a title of one of Rumi's works?
(a) These Lovely Bones.
(b) These Exhaling Sounds.
(c) So Recklessly Exposed.
(d) Start Your Lives Over.

5. During his lifetime, Rumi was revered for his attitude of religious tolerance and:
(a) Quirkiness.
(b) Openness.
(c) Humor.
(d) Brutal honesty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In one of Rumi's stories in Book 2, Chapter 1, a man is healed by what?

2. In "Town and Country," the countryside man becomes good friends with a:

3. What does the least intelligent fish do in the tale of three fish in Book 2, Chapter 1?

4. Rumi wrote freely about various religious figures because he was familiar with them and:

5. The "Huuuu" mentioned in Book 2, Chapter 3 is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In one of Rumi's story poems, in what predicament do three fish find themselves?

2. Explain the significance of candles in this last section of the book.

3. How does Rumi use his story of a poor man who is healed to explain the nature of God?

4. Summarize the shopkeeper's experience in "Town and Country."

5. How does the story of the king and the girl he loves end?

6. In the story where a king falls in love with a girl, and the girl becomes ill, what does the king learn about himself after a doctor arrives on the scene?

7. Does Rumi disagree with holy scriptures?

8. What happens to the three brothers who fall in love with a powerful princess?

9. Summarize the folklore Coleman Barks refers to when introducing the poems of Book 2, Chapter 2 to the reader.

10. In one of the stories, a king falls in love with a girl, but she is not aware that he cares for her. How does he get close to her?

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