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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Hand in the Grave.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the journey to Kuwait?
(a) 200 km.
(b) 50 km.
(c) 150 km.
(d) 75 km.

2. Why does the father want to do what he is thinking of doing in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) Because it is what all fathers do.
(b) To satiate his anger.
(c) Because he hates his family.
(d) To end their pain and suffering.

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

4. What did the father's friends advise him to do about a particular horse?
(a) To give them the horse.
(b) To raise the horse well.
(c) To sell or kill the horse.
(d) To buy the horse a companion.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Assad stay in Basra?

3. In "If You Were a Horse," what does the echo of the footsteps of the son resemble?

4. When does the Arab army enter Palestine?

5. What does the mother hand the father in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

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