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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In "If You Were a Horse," what illness does the father have?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Appendicitis.
(c) Measles.
(d) Brain tumor.
2. How will Abul Khaizarun smuggle the men?
(a) In a tractor bed.
(b) In a large car.
(c) In the water tank.
(d) In a wheelbarrow.
3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," who owns the house that the family sleeps in?
(a) A Jewish family.
(b) An Arab family.
(c) The government.
(d) A relative of the family.
4. In "If You Were a Horse," when did the son's mother die?
(a) Shortly after giving birth to him.
(b) As she gave birth to him.
(c) When he was a teenager.
(d) Three years after giving birth to him.
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.
6. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the narrator realize the father wants to do?
(a) He wants to kill the children and himself.
(b) Kill himself only.
(c) Kill his wife and flee.
(d) Leave the family.
7. 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.
8. Who does Abu Qais' wife want him to call?
(a) Assad.
(b) Umm Umar.
(c) Abul Khaizarun.
(d) Ustaz Selim.
9. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," where does the family stop on their way out?
(a) An apple orchard.
(b) An orange grove.
(c) A gas station.
(d) Another home.
10. 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 go to their room.
(c) To run to the mountains.
(d) To go get help.
11. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father do immediately after he declares what he wants to do?
(a) He falls silent and lies on the floor, weeping.
(b) He kills his family.
(c) He has a heart attack and dies.
(d) He runs out of the house.
12. What does Abu Qais learn about his wife?
(a) She is sick.
(b) She is leaving him.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is dying.
13. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what is the father's mood like immediately after the move?
(a) He is extremely depressed.
(b) He is serene.
(c) He is happy for a while.
(d) He is very angry.
14. What does the proprietor insist to Assad about the smuggling?
(a) Assad must pay beforehand.
(b) Assad must pay afterward.
(c) Assad must pay weeks in advance.
(d) Assad must find five other men to be smuggled.
15. What did the father do about the advice on the horse?
(a) He ignored it.
(b) He didn't understand the advice.
(c) He followed some advice, but not all of it.
(d) He took their advice.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "If You Were a Horse," where does the son find this object?
2. Who does Abul Khaizarun introduce himself to first?
3. What does the son find in "If You Were a Horse"?
4. What kind of journey is it to Kuwait?
5. What happened to Marwan's father?
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