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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Umm Saad feel the way she does about her cousin's statement?
(a) It saddens her to think mothers can be dispensed with so easily.
(b) She feels free to do what she wants now.
(c) She feels ashamed of her son.
(d) She feels a relief from the burden of motherhood.

2. Who did Jadaan used to pay to fulfill his responsibility?
(a) Abdallah's servant.
(b) His wife.
(c) Abdallah.
(d) Mubarak.

3. What does the father respond to his daughter's offer in "A Hand in the Grave"?
(a) He does not like that book.
(b) He would rather have something else.
(c) That he does not want to be poisoned.
(d) He is not hungry.

4. 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 position in medical school.
(c) Because of his son's looks.
(d) Because he feels that way about everyone.

5. How long ago was Jadaan a hunter?
(a) Five years ago.
(b) Ten years ago.
(c) One year ago.
(d) Twenty years ago.

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

7. What does Umm Saad ask her cousin?
(a) Whether he would take care of her other kids.
(b) Whether she should ask the commander to keep an eye on Saad.
(c) Whether he would go retrieve her son.
(d) Whether she should move to the US.

8. In "The Falcon," what is the narrator's job?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Cashier.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Guard.

9. Why does Umm Saad feel the way she does concerning her son?
(a) She is worried about him.
(b) She is worried he will come back.
(c) She is angry for him leaving.
(d) She is unhappy with her family.

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

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

12. What do Saad and his companions want to do immediately?
(a) Go home.
(b) Go to university.
(c) Get married.
(d) Go to war.

13. How does Jadaan feel about Mubarak?
(a) He trusts him.
(b) He is ashamed of him.
(c) He despises him.
(d) He likes him.

14. What does Suhail suddenly do after he puts his arm in the grave?
(a) Screams.
(b) Cries.
(c) Chokes.
(d) Laughs.

15. What is the name of Jadaan's falcon?
(a) Nar.
(b) Ghazal.
(c) Abdallah.
(d) Mubarak.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year in school are Suhail and Nabil?

2. What does Umm Saad say the commander should do?

3. What does the father call Nabil?

4. What kind of woman is Umm Saad?

5. In "The Falcon," where does the narrator work?

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