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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. What kind of journey is it to Kuwait?
(a) Easy.
(b) Quick.
(c) Difficult.
(d) Legal.

2. How long does the family stay in the house in Sidon?
(a) Four nights.
(b) Three nights.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Three weeks.

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what makes the narrator understand what the father wanted to do?
(a) The father tells him.
(b) The mother tells him.
(c) Seeing the revolver on the ground.
(d) A neighbor explains it to him.

4. What mood is the father in when they reach Sidon?
(a) Angry.
(b) Crazy.
(c) Happy.
(d) Saddened.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Abul Khaizarun smuggle men?

2. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father do when he is set off?

3. What sets off the father one day in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

4. Who does Abul Khaizarun introduce himself to first?

5. Why does Abu Qais feel insignificant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Abul Khaizarun compare the road from Basra to Kuwait as, and why is this ironic?

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

5. What does the relinquishing of the weapons at Ras Naquora foreshadow?

6. Why does the father resent Abu Muhammad?

7. Who are the antagonists in "The Land of Sad Oranges," and why?

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

9. Why are the kids sent to the hills so often 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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