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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the mother tell the children to do when the father is set off in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) To go get help.
(b) To help their father.
(c) To run to the mountains.
(d) To go to their room.

2. What mood is the father in when they reach Sidon?
(a) Happy.
(b) Crazy.
(c) Saddened.
(d) Angry.

3. What does Abdallah ask Jadaan for advice about?
(a) Parenting.
(b) Work.
(c) Hunting gazelles.
(d) Women.

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

5. What does Mubarak ask Abdallah?
(a) To give him a raise.
(b) To give him an advance.
(c) To write a complaint for him.
(d) To hire his friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the father want to do what he is thinking of doing in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

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

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," where does the family move?

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

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," where do the men stop on the way out of the town?

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