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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 is the father afraid of his son?
(a) Because the son has mental problems.
(b) The son has a reddish mole.
(c) Because his son is evil.
(d) Because the father has mental problems.

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

3. What is the name of the horse that the son finds notes on?
(a) Selim.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Barq.
(d) Marwan.

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father do for the soldiers?
(a) He throws cigarettes to them.
(b) He ignores their presence.
(c) He opposes them.
(d) He chides them for being useless.

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what do the kids do when the father is set off?
(a) Watch through the window.
(b) Go to the neighbor's house.
(c) Do as their mother says.
(d) Call the police.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Abul Khaizarun introduce himself to first?

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father do immediately after he declares what he wants to do?

4. In "If You Were a Horse," what did the father do following his wife's death?

5. Why does it take Abul Khaizarun so long to get back to the lorry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "If You Were a Horse," why is the son's belief that his father hates him and horses ironic?

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

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

5. In "If You Were a Horse," how is the father's battle over the superstition similar to the battle with his son?

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

7. Why is Abul Khaizarun not married?

8. Why is Abu Qais hopeless?

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

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

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