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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 makes the narrator understand what the father wanted to do?
(a) A neighbor explains it to him.
(b) The mother tells him.
(c) Seeing the revolver on the ground.
(d) The father tells him.

2. What kind of unique trait did Barq have?
(a) A white spot.
(b) An unusual hoof.
(c) A red patch.
(d) A purple patch.

3. What does the mother tell the children to do when the father is set off in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) To help their father.
(b) To go get help.
(c) To go to their room.
(d) To run to the mountains.

4. Who lies to Assad and leaves him on the road?
(a) Marwan.
(b) Abul Khaizarun.
(c) Abul-Abd.
(d) Ustaz Selim.

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," where does the family stop on their way out?
(a) An apple orchard.
(b) A gas station.
(c) Another home.
(d) An orange grove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Barq's unique trait predict, according to superstition?

2. How much does Marwan have to pay to go to Kuwait, according to Abul Khaizarun's price?

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what kind of reaction does the object the mother hands to the father incite?

4. Who procures shelter for the family in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

5. What does the son do at the end of "If You Were a Horse"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Abu Qais hopeless?

3. Why is Abul Khaizarun delayed when he passes through customs?

4. What is ironic about the conversation Abul Khaizarun has with a man in the customs office?

5. What does a reddish mole predict, according to superstition?

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. Why did Marwan's father leave Marwan's mother?

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

10. In "If You Were a Horse," why does the father refuse to allow his son to perform his surgery?

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