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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the father want to do what he is thinking of doing in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) To end their pain and suffering.
(b) To satiate his anger.
(c) Because it is what all fathers do.
(d) Because he hates his family.

2. How did the father feel about the horse?
(a) He felt burdened by the horse.
(b) He hated the horse.
(c) He had no feelings for the horse.
(d) He loved the horse.

3. In "If You Were a Horse," what does the echo of the footsteps of the son resemble?
(a) A galloping horse.
(b) Abu Ibrahim's footsteps.
(c) His father's footsteps.
(d) His mother's footsteps.

4. How long is the journey to Kuwait?
(a) 150 km.
(b) 75 km.
(c) 50 km.
(d) 200 km.

5. Why does it take Abul Khaizarun so long to get back to the lorry?
(a) The customs men hold a long conversation.
(b) He took his time.
(c) He fell down the stairs.
(d) He went and ate lunch.

6. In "If You Were a Horse," what did the father do following his wife's death?
(a) He traded Barq.
(b) He sold his horses.
(c) He bought more horses.
(d) He gave his son up for adoption.

7. What does the proprietor insist to Assad about the smuggling?
(a) Assad must pay afterward.
(b) Assad must pay weeks in advance.
(c) Assad must find five other men to be smuggled.
(d) Assad must pay beforehand.

8. What is the name of Abu Qais' teacher?
(a) Abul Khaizarun.
(b) Marwan.
(c) Ustaz Selim.
(d) Assad.

9. What is the orange like at the end of "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) Dried up and shriveled.
(b) Same as when they bought it.
(c) Turned to dust.
(d) It was peeled.

10. In "If You Were a Horse," where does the son find this object?
(a) In his dad's bag.
(b) In a closet.
(c) In a drawer.
(d) In the mailbox.

11. When the narrator runs to the mountains, what does he leave behind in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) Nothing.
(b) His toys.
(c) His childhood.
(d) His family.

12. In "If You Were a Horse," what does this object that the son finds contain?
(a) Prices and pedigrees of horses.
(b) His mother's diary.
(c) Poems.
(d) Pictures.

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

14. Who does Assad borrow the money from?
(a) His uncle.
(b) The bank.
(c) Marwan.
(d) His father.

15. What is Marwan's brother's name?
(a) Selim.
(b) Abu Qais.
(c) Assad.
(d) Zakaria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests to Abu Qais that he move to Kuwait?

2. What does Marwan do in the morning?

3. Who does Abul Khaizarun introduce himself to first?

4. Why does Abu Qais feel insignificant?

5. What sets off the father one day in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

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