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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. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father send the children to do every morning?
(a) Go to school.
(b) Buy food.
(c) Do household chores.
(d) To climb the hills.

2. Why does it take Abul Khaizarun so long to get back to the lorry?
(a) He took his time.
(b) The customs men hold a long conversation.
(c) He went and ate lunch.
(d) He fell down the stairs.

3. What rivers does Abu Qais recall his teacher talking about?
(a) Tigris and Nile.
(b) Tigris and Euphrates.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Nile and Euphrates.

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," when does the narrator return to the house?
(a) The middle of the night.
(b) The morning.
(c) The afternoon.
(d) At dusk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests to Abu Qais that he move to Kuwait?

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

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

4. What happened to Abul Khaizarun during the war?

5. What sets off the father one day in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

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