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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 does Nabil wake up in "A Hand in the Grave"?
(a) At dusk.
(b) In the afternoon.
(c) In the middle of the night.
(d) Early.

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

3. In "A Hand in the Grave," why does the father feel the way he does?
(a) Because of his son's looks.
(b) Because he feels that way about everyone.
(c) Because of his son's position in medical school.
(d) Because of his son's personality.

4. What does Suhail complain about?
(a) Not being able to collect the money he needs.
(b) Not having a brother to help.
(c) Being cold.
(d) Being hot.

5. What is one of Jadaan's responsibilities?
(a) To engineer.
(b) To manage the others.
(c) To buy lunch.
(d) To clean the bathrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Umm Saad ask her cousin?

2. In "The Falcon," who does not bother remembering the engineers' names?

3. What does Suhail suddenly do after he puts his arm in the grave?

4. Why does Umm Saad feel the way she does about her cousin's statement?

5. How does Jadaan respond to Abdallah's request for advice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jadaan show indifference to his job?

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

3. What did Jadaan do after he met the red-haired woman?

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

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

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

7. What does Nabil learn about the graveyard seven years later?

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

9. What happens to Suhail after the graveyard plan?

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

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