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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 does this object that the son finds contain?
(a) His mother's diary.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Poems.
(d) Prices and pedigrees of horses.

2. 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 his father used to love horses.
(c) He learns that his father hates horses.
(d) He learns that his father wished he had a daughter.

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Abu Qais feel insignificant?
(a) He doesn't even own his own home.
(b) His friends make him feel that way.
(c) He lives off an inheritance rather than working.
(d) He has a low IQ.

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

9. What does Marwan do in the morning?
(a) He visits his brother.
(b) He visits his mother.
(c) He goes to find money.
(d) He writes a long letter to his mom.

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

11. What did Marwan's brother do after he married?
(a) He stopped sending money.
(b) He sent more money.
(c) He moved back to his family.
(d) He lived with his brother.

12. 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.

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

14. What did Barq's unique trait predict, according to superstition?
(a) That the horse would kill someone close to the father.
(b) That the father would kill someone close to him.
(c) That the horse would save someone close to the father.
(d) That the horse would kill the son.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Abul Khaizarun introduce himself to first?

2. What happens to Assad, Marwan, and Abu Qais at the end of "Men in the Sun"?

3. What does Abu Qais learn about his wife?

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," where does the family move?

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what happens to the narrator and his family?

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