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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. When does the Arab army enter Palestine?
(a) April 15th.
(b) April 20th.
(c) May 15th.
(d) May 20th.

2. What happens to Suhail at the end of the story?
(a) He becomes a doctor.
(b) He becomes a lawyer.
(c) He is declared insane.
(d) He dies.

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

4. What does the father respond to his daughter's offer in "A Hand in the Grave"?
(a) He does not like that book.
(b) He would rather have something else.
(c) He is not hungry.
(d) That he does not want to be poisoned.

5. What happens to Assad, Marwan, and Abu Qais at the end of "Men in the Sun"?
(a) They are very seriously injured, but survive.
(b) They go back home.
(c) They die in the water tank.
(d) They start a new life in Kuwait.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nabil's sister offer to her father?

2. What is the name of the horse that the son finds notes on?

3. How did the father feel about the horse?

4. How long is the journey to Kuwait?

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

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