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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 purple patch.
(b) An unusual hoof.
(c) A red patch.
(d) A white spot.

2. In "If You Were a Horse," what does the son feel about his father?
(a) He thinks his father is horrible.
(b) He thinks his father hates him.
(c) He thinks his father is too joyful.
(d) He thinks his father loves another.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the journey to Kuwait?

2. What sets off the father one day in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

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

4. When the son in "If You Were a Horse" asks his father why he says the statement about a horse to him, what does the father reply?

5. Who does Abul Khaizarun introduce himself to first?

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