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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 did Barq's unique trait predict, according to superstition?

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

3. In "If You Were a Horse," why does the father tell his son he wishes he were a horse?

4. What is Marwan's brother's name?

5. In "If You Were a Horse," what does the echo of the footsteps of the son resemble?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," why does the father come up with the murderous idea?

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

4. In "If You Were a Horse," why does the father wish his son were a horse?

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

6. Why are the kids sent to the hills so often in "The Land of Sad Oranges"?

7. Why is Abul Khaizarun not married?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are four main characters in "Men in the Sun," and they all have different backgrounds. Describe each character and their background. What do all the characters have in common? What makes them all different? Remember to answer each question with evidence from the story.

Essay Topic 2

In "The Falcon," Jadaan and the falcon have many similarities. Describe these similarities using at least three examples. How are they different? Remember to answer each question with evidence from the story.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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