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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. What is the orange like at the end of "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) Dried up and shriveled.
(b) Same as when they bought it.
(c) It was peeled.
(d) Turned to dust.

2. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father do for the soldiers?
(a) He ignores their presence.
(b) He chides them for being useless.
(c) He opposes them.
(d) He throws cigarettes to them.

3. 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 afraid of him.
(d) He is neutral about him.

4. What sets off the father one day in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) A small request from the kids.
(b) A fight with his wife.
(c) A fight between the kids.
(d) Losing his job.

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the narrator realize the father wants to do?
(a) Kill himself only.
(b) He wants to kill the children and himself.
(c) Kill his wife and flee.
(d) Leave the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what do the kids do when the father is set off?

2. What did the father's friends advise him to do about a particular horse?

3. What does the son find in "If You Were a Horse"?

4. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what does the father send the children to do every morning?

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," where does the family move?

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