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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Land of the Sad Oranges.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of journey is it to Kuwait?
(a) Difficult.
(b) Easy.
(c) Quick.
(d) Legal.

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

3. What does the mother hand the father in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) An orange.
(b) A map.
(c) A tissue.
(d) An apple.

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father send the children to do every morning?
(a) To climb the hills.
(b) Go to school.
(c) Do household chores.
(d) Buy food.

5. What does Marwan do in the morning?
(a) He visits his brother.
(b) He writes a long letter to his mom.
(c) He visits his mother.
(d) He goes to find money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who procures shelter for the family in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

2. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what do the men do at the stop on the way out of the town?

3. When the narrator runs to the mountains, what does he leave behind in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

4. What does Abu Qais learn about his wife?

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what kind of reaction does the object the mother hands to the father incite?

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