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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Land of the Sad Oranges.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marwan do in the morning?
(a) He goes to find money.
(b) He visits his brother.
(c) He visits his mother.
(d) He writes a long letter to his mom.

2. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the narrator realize the father wants to do?
(a) Leave the family.
(b) He wants to kill the children and himself.
(c) Kill himself only.
(d) Kill his wife and flee.

3. What does the damp earth smell like to Abu Qais?
(a) His mother's food.
(b) His wife's hair after a bath.
(c) Burned soil.
(d) His first home.

4. Why does the guide tell Assad he will not run away?
(a) Because he has a legal business.
(b) Because he has a good reputation.
(c) Because he is his friend.
(d) Because he escorts 10 people.

5. Who does Assad borrow the money from?
(a) His uncle.
(b) The bank.
(c) Marwan.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rivers does Abu Qais recall his teacher talking about?

2. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what do the kids do when the father is set off?

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father send the children to do every morning?

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what happens to Acre?

5. How much does Marwan have to pay to go to Kuwait, according to Abul Khaizarun's price?

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