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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Marwan's brother do after he married?
(a) He lived with his brother.
(b) He sent more money.
(c) He moved back to his family.
(d) He stopped sending money.

2. In "If You Were a Horse," when the son asks his father if he hates him, what does the father reply?
(a) He does hate him.
(b) He wishes he were different.
(c) He is afraid of him.
(d) He is neutral about him.

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," why does the family dread the night?
(a) Because they will miss their home more at night.
(b) Because it will be very hot.
(c) Because it will be very cold.
(d) Because they will have to sleep on the street.

4. Who does Abul Khaizarun introduce himself to first?
(a) Marwan.
(b) Abu Qais.
(c) Ustaz Selim.
(d) Assad.

5. What does Abu Qais learn about his wife?
(a) She is sick.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is dying.
(d) She is leaving him.

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

7. 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.

8. What is Marwan's brother's name?
(a) Assad.
(b) Abu Qais.
(c) Selim.
(d) Zakaria.

9. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what happens to Acre?
(a) An earthquake hits it.
(b) The Jews attack the town.
(c) Arab guerillas take over.
(d) Nothing happens to it.

10. How long does the family stay in the house in Sidon?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Four nights.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Three nights.

11. In "If You Were a Horse," what does the son feel about his father?
(a) He thinks his father is too joyful.
(b) He thinks his father loves another.
(c) He thinks his father hates him.
(d) He thinks his father is horrible.

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

13. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what do the men do at the stop on the way out of the town?
(a) Buy more weapons.
(b) Buy more supplies.
(c) Find shelter.
(d) Relinquish their weapons.

14. In "If You Were a Horse," what did the horse do?
(a) Killed the father's wife savagely.
(b) Injured the father irreparably.
(c) Saved the father's wife from drowning.
(d) Saved the son from drowning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Abul Khaizarun actually leave the men in the tank?

2. In "If You Were a Horse," who killed the horse?

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

4. How long is the journey to Kuwait?

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what happens to the narrator and his family?

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