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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Falcon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the falcon after a week?
(a) He dies.
(b) He flies away forever.
(c) He eats again.
(d) He is killed.

2. What is the name of Jadaan's falcon?
(a) Nar.
(b) Abdallah.
(c) Mubarak.
(d) Ghazal.

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father do when he is set off?
(a) He yells at everyone furiously.
(b) He leaves the family.
(c) He digs through a chest in a panic.
(d) He has a heart attack.

4. In "A Hand in the Grave," why does the father feel the way he does?
(a) Because of his son's looks.
(b) Because he feels that way about everyone.
(c) Because of his son's personality.
(d) Because of his son's position in medical school.

5. In "If You Were a Horse," what does the son feel about his father?
(a) He thinks his father is horrible.
(b) He thinks his father hates him.
(c) He thinks his father is too joyful.
(d) He thinks his father loves another.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rivers does Abu Qais recall his teacher talking about?

2. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," where do the men stop on the way out of the town?

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

4. How long ago was Jadaan a hunter?

5. What happened to Abul Khaizarun during the war?

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