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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 does the damp earth smell like to Abu Qais?

2. How much is the journey to Kuwait?

3. How did the father feel about the horse?

4. What rivers does Abu Qais recall his teacher talking about?

5. In "The Land of Sad Oranges," when does the narrator return to the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Abu Qais hopeless?

6. What does a reddish mole predict, according to superstition?

7. Why is Abul Khaizarun not married?

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

9. Why does the father resent Abu Muhammad?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

The themes of courage and cowardice are prominent in "Letter from Gaza." How does cowardice play a role in the story? How does courage play a role in the story? Which display is strongest--the cowardice or the courage, and with whom? Remember to answer each question with specific examples from the story.

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