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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through If You Were a Horse.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Assad, Marwan, and Abu Qais at the end of "Men in the Sun"?
(a) They go back home.
(b) They start a new life in Kuwait.
(c) They are very seriously injured, but survive.
(d) They die in the water tank.

2. In "If You Were a Horse," who killed the horse?
(a) The wife.
(b) Abu Muhammad.
(c) The father.
(d) The son.

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

4. What mood is the father in when they reach Sidon?
(a) Angry.
(b) Crazy.
(c) Saddened.
(d) Happy.

5. In "If You Were a Horse," where did the father move after his wife's death?
(a) To another country.
(b) To the country.
(c) To the United States.
(d) To the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the son afraid that his father is dead in "If You Were a Horse"?

2. What is the orange like at the end of "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

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

4. When the narrator runs to the mountains, what does he leave behind in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

5. Who procures shelter for the family in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

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