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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Falcon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nabil say he woke up for?
(a) To pray.
(b) To rob a grave.
(c) To clean.
(d) To study.

2. What does Nabil end up studying?
(a) Physics.
(b) Biology.
(c) Law.
(d) Medicine.

3. Where does Assad stay in Basra?
(a) A relative's house.
(b) A motel.
(c) Abu Qais's house.
(d) The Shatt Hotel.

4. What does Suhail suddenly do after he puts his arm in the grave?
(a) Cries.
(b) Chokes.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Screams.

5. In "A Hand in the Grave," who offers to give up the scheme?
(a) The father.
(b) Nabil.
(c) The sister.
(d) Suhail.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Umm Saad's cousin respond to the idea Umm Saad has of doing something for her son?

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

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," when does the narrator return to the house?

4. What happens to Assad, Marwan, and Abu Qais at the end of "Men in the Sun"?

5. How does Umm Saad feel at the end of the story?

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