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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Umm Saad.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the father note, concerning Nabil?
(a) That Nabil looks disheveled.
(b) That Nabil looks refreshed.
(c) That Nabil looks high on drugs.
(d) That Nabil looks tired.

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

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

5. What does Nabil end up studying?
(a) Biology.
(b) Law.
(c) Physics.
(d) Medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what condition does Assad borrow the money?

2. What does the narrator note concerning Umm Saad?

3. What does Suhail suddenly do after he puts his arm in the grave?

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

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the narrator realize the father wants to do?

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