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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 "If You Were a Horse," why does the father tell his son he wishes he were a horse?
(a) Because he hates horses.
(b) Because he loves horses.
(c) Because he could set him free.
(d) So he could put a bullet in his brain.

2. Where does Assad stay in Basra?
(a) Abu Qais's house.
(b) A relative's house.
(c) A motel.
(d) The Shatt Hotel.

3. How will Abul Khaizarun smuggle the men?
(a) In a wheelbarrow.
(b) In a large car.
(c) In the water tank.
(d) In a tractor bed.

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what makes the narrator understand what the father wanted to do?
(a) Seeing the revolver on the ground.
(b) A neighbor explains it to him.
(c) The mother tells him.
(d) The father tells him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Assad borrow the money from?

2. What does Abu Qais learn about his wife?

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

4. What did the father's friends advise him to do about a particular horse?

5. In "If You Were a Horse," who killed the horse?

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