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

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

3. In "Men in the Sun," what kind of weather do the men encounter on the journey?
(a) Rain.
(b) Unbearable cold.
(c) Cool weather.
(d) Unbearable heat.

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

5. 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 his father had very bad cancer.
(c) Because he did not perform the surgery well.
(d) Because he saw a vision of his father dead.

6. Who suggests to Abu Qais that he move to Kuwait?
(a) Assad.
(b) Marwan.
(c) Ustaz Selim.
(d) Saad.

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

8. 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.

9. How long does Abul Khaizarun promise the men that he'll leave them in the tank?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 7 minutes at the most.

10. Who lies to Assad and leaves him on the road?
(a) Marwan.
(b) Abul-Abd.
(c) Ustaz Selim.
(d) Abul Khaizarun.

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

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

13. In "If You Were a Horse," when did the son's mother die?
(a) Three years after giving birth to him.
(b) Shortly after giving birth to him.
(c) As she gave birth to him.
(d) When he was a teenager.

14. In "If You Were a Horse," why does the father tell his son he wishes he were a horse?
(a) So he could put a bullet in his brain.
(b) Because he loves horses.
(c) Because he hates horses.
(d) Because he could set him free.

15. When does the Arab army enter Palestine?
(a) April 20th.
(b) April 15th.
(c) May 20th.
(d) May 15th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the horse that the son finds notes on?

2. What is Marwan's brother's name?

3. How did the father feel about the horse?

4. How much is the journey to Kuwait?

5. In "If You Were a Horse," what illness does the father have?

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