3. What does Umm Saad debate about doing for her son?
(a) Sending him food.
(b) Disowning him.
(c) Sending him money.
(d) Visiting him.

4. What kind of woman is Umm Saad?
(a) An angry woman.
(b) A weak woman.
(c) A strong woman.
(d) A controlling woman.

5. What town did Umm Saad used to live in?
(a) Acre.
(b) al-Ghabasiya.
(c) Ras Naquora.
(d) Basra.

6. In "A Hand in the Grave," why does the father feel the way he does?
(a) Because of his son's personality.
(b) Because of his son's looks.
(c) Because he feels that way about everyone.
(d) Because of his son's position in medical school.

7. Where did Umm Saad used to live?
(a) With a neighbor.
(b) With her father.
(c) In her own house.
(d) With the narrator's family.

8. In "A Hand in the Grave," who offers to give up the scheme?
(a) The sister.
(b) Nabil.
(c) Suhail.
(d) The father.

9. What happens to the falcon after a week?
(a) He dies.
(b) He flies away forever.
(c) He is killed.
(d) He eats again.

10. Who is Umm Saad's favorite child?
(a) Nabil.
(b) Nadia.
(c) Selim.
(d) Saad.

11. How does Nabil's friend feel when he meets him?
(a) Careless.
(b) Excited.
(c) Happy.
(d) Afraid.

12. What are Jadaan and Mubarak's jobs?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Guards.
(c) Cashiers.
(d) Engineers.

13. What is Nabil's father doing when he wakes up?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating.
(c) Praying.
(d) Reading.

14. Why does Nabil need to do the task he names to his father?
(a) He knows that chores need to be done.
(b) He needs a skeleton for class.
(c) He is religious.
(d) He has a morbid personality.

15. What does Suhail complain about?
(a) Being cold.
(b) Being hot.
(c) Not being able to collect the money he needs.
(d) Not having a brother to help.