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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 "The Land of Sad Oranges," why does the father send the children to do a particular task every morning?
(a) To distract them from their hunger.
(b) So the house can be clean.
(c) So they can have breakfast.
(d) To get them an education.

2. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father do immediately after he declares what he wants to do?
(a) He runs out of the house.
(b) He falls silent and lies on the floor, weeping.
(c) He has a heart attack and dies.
(d) He kills his family.

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," who owns the house that the family sleeps in?
(a) A Jewish family.
(b) The government.
(c) A relative of the family.
(d) An Arab family.

4. How is Suhail injured?
(a) He loses his hand.
(b) He is blinded.
(c) He is bruised.
(d) He cuts his hand.

5. When the son in "If You Were a Horse" asks his father why he says the statement about a horse to him, what does the father reply?
(a) Sometimes it is necessary to have a new hobby.
(b) Sometimes it is necessary to trade horses.
(c) Sometimes it is necessary to set a horse free.
(d) Sometimes it is necessary to kill a horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests to Abu Qais that he move to Kuwait?

2. What kind of unique trait did Barq have?

3. What year in school are Suhail and Nabil?

4. How long does Abul Khaizarun promise the men that he'll leave them in the tank?

5. What happened to Marwan's father?

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