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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 will Abul Khaizarun smuggle the men?
(a) In the water tank.
(b) In a wheelbarrow.
(c) In a large car.
(d) In a tractor bed.

2. Where does Assad stay in Basra?
(a) Abu Qais's house.
(b) A motel.
(c) The Shatt Hotel.
(d) A relative's house.

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what do the kids do when the father is set off?
(a) Watch through the window.
(b) Go to the neighbor's house.
(c) Do as their mother says.
(d) Call the police.

4. What did Marwan's brother do after he married?
(a) He lived with his brother.
(b) He stopped sending money.
(c) He sent more money.
(d) He moved back to his family.

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," where do the men stop on the way out of the town?
(a) Nablus.
(b) Ramallah.
(c) Ras Naquora.
(d) Acre.

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. What happened to Abul Khaizarun during the war?

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what happens to the narrator and his family?

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

5. What is the orange like at the end of "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

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