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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Hand in the Grave.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Hand in the Grave," who offers to give up the scheme?
(a) Suhail.
(b) The sister.
(c) The father.
(d) Nabil.

2. What happened to Abul Khaizarun during the war?
(a) He lost his manhood.
(b) He lost his wife.
(c) He lost his leg.
(d) He lost his arm.

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what makes the narrator understand what the father wanted to do?
(a) Seeing the revolver on the ground.
(b) The father tells him.
(c) The mother tells him.
(d) A neighbor explains it to him.

4. What did the father do about the advice on the horse?
(a) He didn't understand the advice.
(b) He followed some advice, but not all of it.
(c) He ignored it.
(d) He took their advice.

5. What does the father note, concerning Nabil?
(a) That Nabil looks refreshed.
(b) That Nabil looks tired.
(c) That Nabil looks high on drugs.
(d) That Nabil looks disheveled.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Abu Qais' wife want him to call?

2. Why does Abu Qais feel insignificant?

3. Who does Assad borrow the money from?

4. What does Marwan do in the morning?

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what is the father's mood like immediately after the move?

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