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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," where does the family stop on their way out?
(a) A gas station.
(b) Another home.
(c) An apple orchard.
(d) An orange grove.

2. 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.

3. In "If You Were a Horse," what does this object that the son finds contain?
(a) Poems.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Prices and pedigrees of horses.
(d) His mother's diary.

4. What does the mother tell the children to do when the father is set off in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) To go to their room.
(b) To go get help.
(c) To run to the mountains.
(d) To help their father.

5. How much does a skeleton cost?
(a) 50 lire.
(b) 30 lire.
(c) 75 lire.
(d) 100 lire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who suggests to Abu Qais that he move to Kuwait?

3. On what condition does Assad borrow the money?

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

5. What does the father note, concerning Nabil?

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