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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through If You Were a Horse.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Assad stay in Basra?
(a) Abu Qais's house.
(b) A relative's house.
(c) The Shatt Hotel.
(d) A motel.

2. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what do the kids do when the father is set off?
(a) Watch through the window.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Do as their mother says.
(d) Go to the neighbor's house.

3. How much does Marwan have to pay to go to Kuwait, according to Abul Khaizarun's price?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Ten dinars.
(c) Fifteen dinars.
(d) Five dinars.

4. What does the son find in "If You Were a Horse"?
(a) A letter.
(b) An album.
(c) A black leather notebook.
(d) A picture.

5. What is the name of the horse that the son finds notes on?
(a) Barq.
(b) Marwan.
(c) Selim.
(d) Abdullah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sets off the father one day in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

2. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father do when he is set off?

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what happens to Acre?

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," who owns the house that the family sleeps in?

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father do immediately after he declares what he wants to do?

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