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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. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what do the men do at the stop on the way out of the town?
(a) Relinquish their weapons.
(b) Find shelter.
(c) Buy more weapons.
(d) Buy more supplies.

2. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what is the father's mood like immediately after the move?
(a) He is very angry.
(b) He is serene.
(c) He is extremely depressed.
(d) He is happy for a while.

3. In "If You Were a Horse," when did the son's mother die?
(a) Three years after giving birth to him.
(b) When he was a teenager.
(c) As she gave birth to him.
(d) Shortly after giving birth to him.

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," when does the narrator return to the house?
(a) The afternoon.
(b) The middle of the night.
(c) The morning.
(d) At dusk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "If You Were a Horse," where does the son find this object?

2. What does the son do at the end of "If You Were a Horse"?

3. Why does Abul Khaizarun smuggle men?

4. Who does Abu Qais' wife want him to call?

5. What does the mother hand the father in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

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