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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 has Umm Saad's son done?

2. What is one of Jadaan's responsibilities?

3. Who does Umm Saad still visit after her move?

4. What does the falcon find?

5. What happens to Suhail at the end of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nabil's physical appearance at the beginning of the story say about him?

2. Why would it be irrational for Suhail to think that he stuck his fingers in the corpse's eyes?

3. How is Umm Saad related to the narrator, and how is this revealed?

4. What happens to Suhail after the graveyard plan?

5. Why does Nabil transfer out of medical school?

6. How is Jadaan similar to Nar?

7. Briefly describe the story of the Nar.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

As with most stories, there is usually a beginning, middle, climax, and end; "The Land of Sad Oranges" is no different. Discuss the events of the story leading up to the climax. What does the climax of the story demonstrate? What does the father's desperation show? How is this a turning point for the narrator? Remember to answer each question with evidence from the story.

Essay Topic 3

Despair is a theme that runs throughout some stories in Men in the Sun, but it especially runs throughout "The Land of the Sad Oranges." How is despair reflected in this story? How does each character feel and show despair? How did hope turn to despair in this story? Remember to answer each question thoroughly with evidence from the story.

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