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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Come Back, My Friend.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poets asks for a __________ to climb into the Friend, and the response is that this item is in the person's head.
(a) Rope.
(b) Swing.
(c) Ladder.
(d) Stairs.

2. The _________ represents the imagination where the spiritual journey takes place, according to Rumi.
(a) Closet.
(b) Cave.
(c) Orchard.
(d) Ocean.

3. In one poem, Rumi begins to describe two lovers who are ___________ and drinking water.
(a) Walking.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Singing.

4. Barks talks about a teacher, Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, who taught both himself and MIchael Green, the book's __________.
(a) Illustrator.
(b) Publisher.
(c) Editor.
(d) Typesetter.

5. Rumi confesses to wanting to have his teacher's __________ in order that he might fly too.
(a) Hands.
(b) Plane.
(c) Feet.
(d) Wings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rumi lived most of his life in ______ Turkey which at the time was a great meeting place for many different cultures.

2. Rumi believes humans have an inherent instinct to be on a ___________, just a a bird is driven to fly.

3. The poet asks the reader to give everything, not to dull the drum's noise with a __________.

4. When Rumi's teacher would wash his hands, the water would turn to ___________, according to Rumi.

5. The soul, says Rumi, is in the shape of a ___________, according to one of his many poems.

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