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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. When Nabil's father asks him why he is tired, what does Nabil reply with?
(a) He is sick.
(b) He was out all night.
(c) A list of medical possibilities.
(d) Someone woke him up too early.

2. What does Umm Saad debate about doing for her son?
(a) Sending him money.
(b) Disowning him.
(c) Visiting him.
(d) Sending him food.

3. Why does Umm Saad feel the way she does about her cousin's statement?
(a) It saddens her to think mothers can be dispensed with so easily.
(b) She feels ashamed of her son.
(c) She feels free to do what she wants now.
(d) She feels a relief from the burden of motherhood.

4. What is Nabil's father doing when he wakes up?
(a) Reading.
(b) Praying.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating.

5. How often does Umm Saad visit someone after her move?
(a) Every Friday.
(b) Every Thursday.
(c) Every Tuesday.
(d) Every Wednesday.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Nabil wake up in "A Hand in the Grave"?

2. What does Jadaan refuse to do?

3. What does Umm Saad say the commander should do?

4. What does Suhail complain about?

5. What background are the guards of, in "The Falcon"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Saad done, and how does his mother initially react?

2. What does the father's religiousness foreshadow in "A Hand in the Grave"?

3. How do Nabil and Suhail react upon entering the graveyard?

4. What unique trait of motherhood does Umm Saad display when speaking about Saad?

5. How does Jadaan show his indifference to everyone around him?

6. How do the images of Umm Saad vary, regarding her temperament?

7. How does Umm Saad support her son at the end of the story?

8. What is the rumor concerning Jadaan and a red-haired woman?

9. Why is Umm Saad disappointed when the narrator tells her that soldiers have no need for mothers?

10. Why does Nabil transfer out of medical school?

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