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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," who owns the house that the family sleeps in?
(a) The government.
(b) An Arab family.
(c) A Jewish family.
(d) A relative of the family.

2. Who lies to Assad and leaves him on the road?
(a) Marwan.
(b) Ustaz Selim.
(c) Abul Khaizarun.
(d) Abul-Abd.

3. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," what do the men do at the stop on the way out of the town?
(a) Buy more weapons.
(b) Buy more supplies.
(c) Find shelter.
(d) Relinquish their weapons.

4. Why does the father want to do what he is thinking of doing in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?
(a) Because it is what all fathers do.
(b) To end their pain and suffering.
(c) To satiate his anger.
(d) Because he hates his family.

5. How long does Abul Khaizarun actually leave the men in the tank?
(a) Seven minutes.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) Twenty minutes.
(d) Almost an hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Marwan have to pay to go to Kuwait, according to Abul Khaizarun's price?

2. What happened to Abul Khaizarun during the war?

3. Why does Abul Khaizarun smuggle men?

4. What does Marwan do in the morning?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What foreshadows the importance of the river in "Men in the Sun"?

2. What does the narrator's confusion about the father's money infer in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

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

4. How is all the foreshadowing of death fulfilled in the end of "Men in the Sun"?

5. What did the orange represent in the beginning of "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

6. Why did Marwan's father leave Marwan's mother?

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

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

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

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

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