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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "If You Were a Horse," what does this object that the son finds contain?

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

3. Why does the guide tell Assad he will not run away?

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," who owns the house that the family sleeps in?

5. What did the father do about the advice on the horse?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the father so depressed in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

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

4. Why is Abu Qais hopeless?

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

6. What does the orange look like at the end of "The Land of Sad Oranges," and what does it represent at the end?

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

8. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," why does the father come up with the murderous idea?

9. Why are the kids sent to the hills so often in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Falcon," Jadaan and the falcon have many similarities. Describe these similarities using at least three examples. How are they different? Remember to answer each question with evidence from the story.

Essay Topic 2

Umm Saad goes through many feelings during the story as she tells her cousin about her son. What emotional turns does Umm Saad take when telling the story to her cousin, and what causes these emotional turns? How does she recover from each turn, and what does she console herself with? Remember to answer each question with evidence from the story.

Essay Topic 3

One of the themes of "If You Were a Horse" is tragedy. What tragedy occurs in the story? How does the father deal with the tragedy, and how does this affect his son? Remember to answer each question thoroughly with evidence from the story.

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