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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what is the father's mood like immediately after the move?
(a) He is serene.
(b) He is extremely depressed.
(c) He is happy for a while.
(d) He is very angry.

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

3. How much is the journey to Kuwait?
(a) 20 dinars.
(b) 7 dinars.
(c) 15 dinars.
(d) 3 dinars.

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father do immediately after he declares what he wants to do?
(a) He has a heart attack and dies.
(b) He runs out of the house.
(c) He kills his family.
(d) He falls silent and lies on the floor, weeping.

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what kind of reaction does the object the mother hands to the father incite?
(a) He yells at her.
(b) He starts weeping.
(c) He throws it on the ground.
(d) He has no reaction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the mother tell the children to do when the father is set off in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

2. How long does Abul Khaizarun promise the men that he'll leave them in the tank?

3. Who does Abu Qais' wife want him to call?

4. In "If You Were a Horse," when the son asks his father if he hates him, what does the father reply?

5. How long does Abul Khaizarun actually leave the men in the tank?

Short Essay Questions

1. What foreshadows the importance of the river in "Men in the Sun"?

2. What is ironic about Abul Khaizarun confirming the bad reputation of smugglers?

3. What does the son realize at the end of "If You Were a Horse"?

4. Why is the father so depressed in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

5. How is all the foreshadowing of death fulfilled in the end of "Men in the Sun"?

6. What does the orange look like at the end of "The Land of Sad Oranges," and what does it represent at the end?

7. Why is Abul Khaizarun not married?

8. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," how does the army affect the father's mental state in two extremes?

9. What does the narrator's confusion about the father's money infer in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

10. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," when a child requests something from his father, what happens?

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