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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter from Gaza.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Umm Saad feel at the end of the story?
(a) Angry.
(b) Loving.
(c) Confused.
(d) Joyful.

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

3. What happened to Abul Khaizarun during the war?
(a) He lost his leg.
(b) He lost his wife.
(c) He lost his manhood.
(d) He lost his arm.

4. What did the father's friends advise him to do about a particular horse?
(a) To raise the horse well.
(b) To give them the horse.
(c) To sell or kill the horse.
(d) To buy the horse a companion.

5. What has Umm Saad's son done?
(a) He got kicked out of school.
(b) He has joined the fedayeen.
(c) He got fired.
(d) He got arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "If You Were a Horse," what did the horse do?

2. Where are preparations made for the narrator in "Letter from Gaza"?

3. In "Letter from Gaza," what does the narrator plan to do following the bombing?

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," where does the family stop on their way out?

5. What does the narrator note concerning Umm Saad?

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