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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 Nabil's father asks him why he is tired, what does Nabil reply with?
(a) He is sick.
(b) He was out all night.
(c) A list of medical possibilities.
(d) Someone woke him up too early.

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

3. What does the father call Nabil?
(a) A sinner.
(b) A pious Muslim.
(c) A good man.
(d) Worthless.

4. What does the son do at the end of "If You Were a Horse"?
(a) Rush back to the hospital.
(b) Rush back home.
(c) Save his father.
(d) Flee the city, away from his father.

5. What does Nabil pack in his bag?
(a) Money.
(b) A shovel.
(c) Food.
(d) A magnifying glass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Assad borrow the money from?

2. What does Nabil end up studying?

3. How is Suhail injured?

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

5. What does the mother tell the children to do when the father is set off in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

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