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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Abul Khaizarun smuggle men?
(a) To have workers.
(b) To genuinely help them.
(c) To make more money.
(d) All the above.

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

3. How long does the family stay in the house in Sidon?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Four nights.
(d) Three nights.

4. What kind of journey is it to Kuwait?
(a) Easy.
(b) Legal.
(c) Quick.
(d) Difficult.

5. When does the family reach Sidon?
(a) In the morning.
(b) In the afternoon.
(c) In the middle of the night.
(d) At dusk.

6. In "If You Were a Horse," when the son asks his father if he hates him, what does the father reply?
(a) He is afraid of him.
(b) He does hate him.
(c) He is neutral about him.
(d) He wishes he were different.

7. How much is the journey to Kuwait?
(a) 7 dinars.
(b) 15 dinars.
(c) 3 dinars.
(d) 20 dinars.

8. 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 loves another.
(c) He thinks his father hates him.
(d) He thinks his father is horrible.

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

10. What is the name of the horse that the son finds notes on?
(a) Selim.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Marwan.
(d) Barq.

11. In "If You Were a Horse," who killed the horse?
(a) Abu Muhammad.
(b) The father.
(c) The son.
(d) The wife.

12. What does the son find in "If You Were a Horse"?
(a) A black leather notebook.
(b) A picture.
(c) An album.
(d) A letter.

13. How much does Marwan have to pay to go to Kuwait, according to Abul Khaizarun's price?
(a) Fifteen dinars.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Five dinars.
(d) Ten dinars.

14. What does the mother hand the father in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) An apple.
(b) An orange.
(c) A map.
(d) A tissue.

15. Who procures shelter for the family in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) The uncle.
(b) The aunt.
(c) The mother.
(d) The father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of unique trait did Barq have?

2. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," why does the father send the children to do a particular task every morning?

3. What does the son do at the end of "If You Were a Horse"?

4. What does Marwan do in the morning?

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," who owns the house that the family sleeps in?

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