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

2. What does the son find in "If You Were a Horse"?
(a) A letter.
(b) A picture.
(c) An album.
(d) A black leather notebook.

3. What is the name of Abu Qais' teacher?
(a) Ustaz Selim.
(b) Abul Khaizarun.
(c) Marwan.
(d) Assad.

4. On what condition does Assad borrow the money?
(a) He will marry someone sooner.
(b) He will pay it back with interest.
(c) He will trade his car.
(d) He will use it for investments.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Abu Qais feel insignificant?

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father do immediately after he declares what he wants to do?

4. What kind of journey is it to Kuwait?

5. 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?

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