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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. What happens to Assad, Marwan, and Abu Qais at the end of "Men in the Sun"?

2. What does Abu Qais learn about his wife?

3. In "If You Were a Horse," why is the father afraid of his son?

4. What does the son do at the end of "If You Were a Horse"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Abul Khaizarun not married?

3. Why is Abu Qais hopeless?

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

5. What does the relinquishing of the weapons at Ras Naquora foreshadow?

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

7. In "If You Were a Horse," what does the black notebook reveal?

8. In "If You Were a Horse," why does the father refuse to allow his son to perform his surgery?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Foreshadowing is one of the tools used in "Men in the Sun." How does foreshadowing play a role in this story? What happens in the end that fulfills the foreshadowing? Remember to answer each question with evidence and specific examples of instances of foreshadowing in the story.

Essay Topic 3

In "A Hand in the Grave," Nabil and his father may share the same blood, but they are very different, and often fight. How does the father see his son? How does Nabil see the father? How would you describe their relationship in general? Remember to answer each question with evidence from the story.

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