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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the father do about the advice on the horse?
(a) He followed some advice, but not all of it.
(b) He ignored it.
(c) He didn't understand the advice.
(d) He took their advice.

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

3. What happens to Assad, Marwan, and Abu Qais at the end of "Men in the Sun"?
(a) They are very seriously injured, but survive.
(b) They go back home.
(c) They die in the water tank.
(d) They start a new life in Kuwait.

4. In "If You Were a Horse," what illness does the father have?
(a) Brain tumor.
(b) Appendicitis.
(c) Measles.
(d) Cancer.

5. In "If You Were a Horse," what does the son feel about his father?
(a) He thinks his father is horrible.
(b) He thinks his father is too joyful.
(c) He thinks his father loves another.
(d) He thinks his father hates him.

6. What sets off the father one day in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) A fight with his wife.
(b) Losing his job.
(c) A fight between the kids.
(d) A small request from the kids.

7. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," why does the father send the children to do a particular task every morning?
(a) To distract them from their hunger.
(b) So they can have breakfast.
(c) To get them an education.
(d) So the house can be clean.

8. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father send the children to do every morning?
(a) Buy food.
(b) Do household chores.
(c) Go to school.
(d) To climb the hills.

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

10. What happened to Marwan's father?
(a) He left them.
(b) He died.
(c) He was arrested.
(d) He fell into a coma.

11. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what makes the narrator understand what the father wanted to do?
(a) Seeing the revolver on the ground.
(b) The mother tells him.
(c) The father tells him.
(d) A neighbor explains it to him.

12. Who does Abu Qais' wife want him to call?
(a) Abul Khaizarun.
(b) Ustaz Selim.
(c) Assad.
(d) Umm Umar.

13. What kind of unique trait did Barq have?
(a) An unusual hoof.
(b) A red patch.
(c) A white spot.
(d) A purple patch.

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

15. In "If You Were a Horse," why is the father afraid of his son?
(a) The son has a reddish mole.
(b) Because his son is evil.
(c) Because the father has mental problems.
(d) Because the son has mental problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator runs to the mountains, what does he leave behind in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

2. Why does it take Abul Khaizarun so long to get back to the lorry?

3. How will Abul Khaizarun smuggle the men?

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," where do the men stop on the way out of the town?

5. In "If You Were a Horse," when did the son's mother die?

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