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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. How much does a skeleton cost?
(a) 50 lire.
(b) 100 lire.
(c) 75 lire.
(d) 30 lire.

2. Who did Jadaan used to pay to fulfill his responsibility?
(a) Abdallah's servant.
(b) Abdallah.
(c) His wife.
(d) Mubarak.

3. What does Jadaan say about falcons and death?
(a) They care where they die.
(b) They fight death.
(c) They do not care where they die.
(d) They die when they are very old.

4. Why does Suhail put his arm in the grave instead of Nabil?
(a) He is thinner.
(b) He is stronger.
(c) He is mentally stronger.
(d) His arm is shorter.

5. What are Jadaan and Mubarak's jobs?
(a) Engineers.
(b) Cashiers.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Guards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Saad and his companions want to do immediately?

2. What has Umm Saad's son done?

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

4. How is Suhail injured?

5. What does Jadaan do to his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jadaan similar to Nar?

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

3. In "The Falcon," where did the gazelle go when it left, and why?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Umm Saad think of her other two children?

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

10. How does Umm Saad want to support her son?

(see the answer keys)

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