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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through If You Were a Horse.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father send the children to do every morning?
(a) Buy food.
(b) To climb the hills.
(c) Do household chores.
(d) Go to school.

2. Who suggests to Abu Qais that he move to Kuwait?
(a) Assad.
(b) Saad.
(c) Marwan.
(d) Ustaz Selim.

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what do the kids do when the father is set off?
(a) Do as their mother says.
(b) Watch through the window.
(c) Go to the neighbor's house.
(d) Call the police.

4. In "If You Were a Horse," when the son asks his father if he hates him, what does the father reply?
(a) He does hate him.
(b) He wishes he were different.
(c) He is neutral about him.
(d) He is afraid of him.

5. In "If You Were a Horse," what does this object that the son finds contain?
(a) Prices and pedigrees of horses.
(b) His mother's diary.
(c) Poems.
(d) Pictures.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the family reach Sidon?

2. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," why does the father send the children to do a particular task every morning?

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

4. Who lies to Assad and leaves him on the road?

5. On what condition does Assad borrow the money?

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