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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 much does Marwan have to pay to go to Kuwait, according to Abul Khaizarun's price?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Fifteen dinars.
(c) Ten dinars.
(d) Five dinars.

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

3. What does the son do at the end of "If You Were a Horse"?
(a) Rush back home.
(b) Rush back to the hospital.
(c) Save his father.
(d) Flee the city, away from his father.

4. What does Marwan do in the morning?
(a) He writes a long letter to his mom.
(b) He goes to find money.
(c) He visits his brother.
(d) He visits his mother.

5. What did the father do about the advice on the horse?
(a) He ignored it.
(b) He didn't understand the advice.
(c) He took their advice.
(d) He followed some advice, but not all of it.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the son find in "If You Were a Horse"?

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what do the men do at the stop on the way out of the town?

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