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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the cousin's statement make Umm Saad feel?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

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

3. What does Jadaan say about falcons and death?
(a) They do not care where they die.
(b) They fight death.
(c) They die when they are very old.
(d) They care where they die.

4. What year in school are Suhail and Nabil?
(a) Third year.
(b) First year.
(c) Fourth year.
(d) Second year.

5. What does Jadaan do to his wife?
(a) Spoils her.
(b) Divorces her.
(c) Kills her.
(d) Loves her.

6. How does Umm Saad's cousin respond to the idea Umm Saad has of doing something for her son?
(a) He says that she should come up with another idea.
(b) He says soldiers always need their mothers.
(c) He says that soldiers have no need for mothers.
(d) He says that she should follow through with her idea.

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

8. Who was Jadaan in love with at one time?
(a) A red-haired woman.
(b) A brunette woman.
(c) A blonde woman.
(d) His wife.

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

10. Who does Umm Saad still visit after her move?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her sister.

11. How is Suhail injured?
(a) He is blinded.
(b) He is bruised.
(c) He loses his hand.
(d) He cuts his hand.

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

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

14. In "The Falcon," who does not bother remembering the engineers' names?
(a) Jadaan.
(b) Abdallah.
(c) Nar.
(d) Mubarak.

15. What does the father call Nabil?
(a) A good man.
(b) A sinner.
(c) Worthless.
(d) A pious Muslim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Suhail at the end of the story?

2. Who is Nabil going to fulfill his task with?

3. In "A Hand in the Grave," who offers to give up the scheme?

4. What background are the guards of, in "The Falcon"?

5. How does Jadaan feel about Mubarak?

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