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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 kind of unique trait did Barq have?
(a) A white spot.
(b) An unusual hoof.
(c) A red patch.
(d) A purple patch.

2. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," where do the men stop on the way out of the town?
(a) Acre.
(b) Ras Naquora.
(c) Ramallah.
(d) Nablus.

3. What is the orange like at the end of "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) Same as when they bought it.
(b) It was peeled.
(c) Turned to dust.
(d) Dried up and shriveled.

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

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father do immediately after he declares what he wants to do?
(a) He runs out of the house.
(b) He falls silent and lies on the floor, weeping.
(c) He has a heart attack and dies.
(d) He kills his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," who owns the house that the family sleeps in?

2. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what do the kids do when the father is set off?

3. What happened to Marwan's father?

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," where does the family move?

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

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