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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Falcon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the family reach Sidon?
(a) At dusk.
(b) In the middle of the night.
(c) In the morning.
(d) In the afternoon.

2. When the narrator runs to the mountains, what does he leave behind in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) His family.
(b) His childhood.
(c) Nothing.
(d) His toys.

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

4. In "A Hand in the Grave," why does the father feel the way he does?
(a) Because he feels that way about everyone.
(b) Because of his son's position in medical school.
(c) Because of his son's looks.
(d) Because of his son's personality.

5. Why does Suhail put his arm in the grave instead of Nabil?
(a) His arm is shorter.
(b) He is thinner.
(c) He is stronger.
(d) He is mentally stronger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nabil's friend feel when he meets him?

2. When does Nabil wake up in "A Hand in the Grave"?

3. In "If You Were a Horse," what does this object that the son finds contain?

4. In "Men in the Sun," what kind of weather do the men encounter on the journey?

5. What happens to the falcon after a week?

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