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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Abul Khaizarun actually leave the men in the tank?
(a) Almost an hour.
(b) Twenty minutes.
(c) Seven minutes.
(d) Five minutes.

2. Why is the son afraid that his father is dead in "If You Were a Horse"?
(a) Because he saw a vision of his father dead.
(b) Because he did not perform the surgery well.
(c) Because his father had very bad cancer.
(d) Because he did not perform the surgery.

3. What does Suhail suddenly do after he puts his arm in the grave?
(a) Screams.
(b) Cries.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Chokes.

4. Where did Umm Saad used to live?
(a) With a neighbor.
(b) With her father.
(c) With the narrator's family.
(d) In her own house.

5. Why does Nabil need to do the task he names to his father?
(a) He has a morbid personality.
(b) He knows that chores need to be done.
(c) He needs a skeleton for class.
(d) He is religious.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "If You Were a Horse," what illness does the father have?

2. How does Mubarak feel around Jadaan?

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

4. What does the damp earth smell like to Abu Qais?

5. What happened to Abul Khaizarun during the war?

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