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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. How did the father feel about the horse?
(a) He had no feelings for the horse.
(b) He hated the horse.
(c) He loved the horse.
(d) He felt burdened by the horse.

2. What is the name of Abu Qais' teacher?
(a) Ustaz Selim.
(b) Marwan.
(c) Assad.
(d) Abul Khaizarun.

3. In "If You Were a Horse," where does the son find this object?
(a) In a closet.
(b) In his dad's bag.
(c) In a drawer.
(d) In the mailbox.

4. What does the son find in "If You Were a Horse"?
(a) A picture.
(b) A black leather notebook.
(c) A letter.
(d) An album.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Abu Qais feel insignificant?

2. In "If You Were a Horse," when the son asks his father if he hates him, what does the father reply?

3. In "If You Were a Horse," what did the horse do?

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what kind of reaction does the object the mother hands to the father incite?

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father do for the soldiers?

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