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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 is Marwan's brother's name?
(a) Assad.
(b) Selim.
(c) Zakaria.
(d) Abu Qais.

2. Who procures shelter for the family in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) The mother.
(b) The father.
(c) The uncle.
(d) The aunt.

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

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

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what makes the narrator understand what the father wanted to do?
(a) The father tells him.
(b) Seeing the revolver on the ground.
(c) The mother tells him.
(d) A neighbor explains it to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Assad borrow the money from?

2. Why does Abul Khaizarun smuggle men?

3. What happened to Abul Khaizarun during the war?

4. What does the proprietor insist to Assad about the smuggling?

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," why does the father send the children to do a particular task every morning?

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