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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. Why does Abu Qais feel insignificant?
(a) He lives off an inheritance rather than working.
(b) He doesn't even own his own home.
(c) He has a low IQ.
(d) His friends make him feel that way.

2. What is Marwan's brother's name?
(a) Zakaria.
(b) Selim.
(c) Assad.
(d) Abu Qais.

3. When does the Arab army enter Palestine?
(a) May 20th.
(b) April 20th.
(c) April 15th.
(d) May 15th.

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

5. Who procures shelter for the family in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) The mother.
(b) The aunt.
(c) The uncle.
(d) The father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Abul Khaizarun during the war?

2. Why does the father want to do what he is thinking of doing in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

3. How will Abul Khaizarun smuggle the men?

4. What is the name of the horse that the son finds notes on?

5. In "If You Were a Horse," why does the son abandon his thoughts about his father?

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