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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what do the men do at the stop on the way out of the town?
(a) Relinquish their weapons.
(b) Find shelter.
(c) Buy more supplies.
(d) Buy more weapons.

2. In "If You Were a Horse," when the son asks his father if he hates him, what does the father reply?
(a) He is neutral about him.
(b) He is afraid of him.
(c) He does hate him.
(d) He wishes he were different.

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

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

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

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

7. What mood is the father in when they reach Sidon?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Saddened.
(d) Happy.

8. 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 the house can be clean.
(c) So they can have breakfast.
(d) To get them an education.

9. In "If You Were a Horse," where did the father move after his wife's death?
(a) To the country.
(b) To the city.
(c) To the United States.
(d) To another country.

10. Who does Abul Khaizarun introduce himself to first?
(a) Marwan.
(b) Assad.
(c) Abu Qais.
(d) Ustaz Selim.

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

12. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the narrator realize the father wants to do?
(a) Leave the family.
(b) Kill himself only.
(c) Kill his wife and flee.
(d) He wants to kill the children and himself.

13. What does the damp earth smell like to Abu Qais?
(a) His first home.
(b) His mother's food.
(c) His wife's hair after a bath.
(d) Burned soil.

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

15. What kind of journey is it to Kuwait?
(a) Quick.
(b) Legal.
(c) Difficult.
(d) Easy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "If You Were a Horse," where does the son find this object?

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

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what makes the narrator understand what the father wanted to do?

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father do immediately after he declares what he wants to do?

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