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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "If You Were a Horse," why does the son abandon his thoughts about his father?
(a) He learns that his father wished he had a daughter.
(b) He learns that his father hates horses.
(c) He learns that his father hates children.
(d) He learns his father used to love horses.

2. What does Nabil's sister offer to her father?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Eggs.
(d) A book.

3. What town did Umm Saad used to live in?
(a) al-Ghabasiya.
(b) Acre.
(c) Basra.
(d) Ras Naquora.

4. When does the narrator make a vow with his friend in "Letter from Gaza"?
(a) Before the friend leaves the Cairo airport.
(b) After the friend leaves Kuwait.
(c) Before the friend leaves Kuwait.
(d) After the friend leaves Cairo.

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what kind of reaction does the object the mother hands to the father incite?
(a) He has no reaction.
(b) He starts weeping.
(c) He throws it on the ground.
(d) He yells at her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father send the children to do every morning?

2. What does Umm Saad tell her cousin to tell the commander?

3. What emotions does Umm Saad feel when she asks her cousin the last question?

4. What does Jadaan refuse to do?

5. When does the Arab army enter Palestine?

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