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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Barq's unique trait predict, according to superstition?
(a) That the horse would save someone close to the father.
(b) That the horse would kill someone close to the father.
(c) That the horse would kill the son.
(d) That the father would kill someone close to him.

2. What does the falcon do after finding an object of interest?
(a) He stays perched on the gazelle.
(b) He refuses to eat.
(c) He flies around all day.
(d) He eats too much.

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what happens to the narrator and his family?
(a) They come to the United States.
(b) They remain in Acre.
(c) They flee in a hurry.
(d) Members of the family are killed in the war.

4. In "Men in the Sun," what kind of weather do the men encounter on the journey?
(a) Cool weather.
(b) Unbearable cold.
(c) Unbearable heat.
(d) Rain.

5. What happened to Abul Khaizarun during the war?
(a) He lost his arm.
(b) He lost his leg.
(c) He lost his manhood.
(d) He lost his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what condition does Assad borrow the money?

2. What town did Umm Saad used to live in?

3. In "If You Were a Horse," what does the echo of the footsteps of the son resemble?

4. What does the falcon find?

5. How will Abul Khaizarun smuggle the men?

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