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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 "If You Were a Horse," why does the son abandon his thoughts about his father?
(a) He learns that his father wished he had a daughter.
(b) He learns that his father hates horses.
(c) He learns his father used to love horses.
(d) He learns that his father hates children.

2. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," why does the family dread the night?
(a) Because it will be very cold.
(b) Because it will be very hot.
(c) Because they will have to sleep on the street.
(d) Because they will miss their home more at night.

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 to their room.
(c) To run to the mountains.
(d) To go get help.

4. How will Abul Khaizarun smuggle the men?
(a) In a tractor bed.
(b) In the water tank.
(c) In a large car.
(d) In a wheelbarrow.

5. When does the Arab army enter Palestine?
(a) April 15th.
(b) May 20th.
(c) May 15th.
(d) April 20th.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "If You Were a Horse," why is the father afraid of his son?

3. Who does Assad borrow the money from?

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

5. In "Men in the Sun," what kind of weather do the men encounter on the journey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the orange represent in the beginning of "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

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

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

5. What foreshadows the deaths of Marwan, Abu Qais, and Assad?

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

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

8. Why does the father resent Abu Muhammad?

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

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

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