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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. Who lies to Assad and leaves him on the road?
(a) Abul Khaizarun.
(b) Ustaz Selim.
(c) Abul-Abd.
(d) Marwan.

2. How long does the family stay in the house in Sidon?
(a) Three nights.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Four nights.
(d) Three weeks.

3. When the narrator runs to the mountains, what does he leave behind in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) His family.
(b) His toys.
(c) His childhood.
(d) Nothing.

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father do for the soldiers?
(a) He throws cigarettes to them.
(b) He opposes them.
(c) He chides them for being useless.
(d) He ignores their presence.

5. Who does Abu Qais' wife want him to call?
(a) Ustaz Selim.
(b) Assad.
(c) Umm Umar.
(d) Abul Khaizarun.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what kind of reaction does the object the mother hands to the father incite?

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

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father send the children to do every morning?

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

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

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