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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Come to the Orchard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Joseph gives his Egyptian shirt to his ______ to lay over the eyes of Jacob, whose vision is then restored.
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Sisters.

2. Rumi notes there is only one search in the world: "___________ this world is wandering that..."
(a) Wandering.
(b) Breathing.
(c) Living.
(d) Knowing.

3. Rumi points out that while others are laughing and dancing, there are few who will hear the ________ hidden within the notes.
(a) Beliefs.
(b) Chants.
(c) Treasures.
(d) Secrets.

4. A baby __________ hears a whistling and is thus driven to fly into the sky, according to Rumi.
(a) Eagle.
(b) Owl.
(c) Pigeon.
(d) Hawk.

5. Rumi suggests that people listen to his message with the ear that is in the center of the _______.
(a) Chest.
(b) Forehead.
(c) Stomach.
(d) Feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Those who do not wake to the truth, according to Rumi, are those who do not embrace the beauty of __________.

2. The pull of love is something Rumi compares to a ________, urging the reader to realize learning is about more than just books.

3. According to the book, when Rumi realized the greatness of Shams, he fell off his _______ unconscious.

4. Rumi urges the reader to let go of the _____, the covering clothes, and to be naked in the world, according to his writing.

5. Rumi suggests that human beings are like "some weird kind of ______ that wants to stay melted in the furnace."

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