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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. What does Michael not want Elias to believe?
(a) That the only solution is capituation.
(b) That he is in a position of privilege.
(c) That the only solution is war.
(d) That he is being sent away because they have too many children to feed.

2. What church does Elias Chacour's family attend?
(a) Seven Day Adventists.
(b) Jehovah's Witness.
(c) Melkite Christian.
(d) Hebrew Synagogue.

3. What does Michael realize about Elias?
(a) That he needs a purpose.
(b) That he needs more activity than other children his age.
(c) That he is more spiritually oriented than the other children.
(d) That he is in danger of becoming an activist.

4. How much are the Palestinians that are removed from their land compensated?
(a) One cow per acre.
(b) One goat per acre.
(c) Nothing.
(d) They are compensated fairly but they do not want to move.

5. What is Elias's schedule like in Nazareth?
(a) Strict and rigorous.
(b) Tough but flexible.
(c) Fairly relaxed.
(d) Quite easy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the United Nations do in the conflict?

2. What does Elias wonder about happiness?

3. What are the Christians called who remain in Jerusalem?

4. What does Michael tell Elias is the purpose of his leaving?

5. What sort of stories does Elias's mother teach him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Elias begin to do after so many people were taken from the village of Gish? What did he believe about the situation?

2. What did the new Jewish landowners find out about their land and what did they do about it?

3. Who did Elias become friends with at the orphanage and what happened when the two of them finished their studies there?

4. What did the Zionist soldiers tell the people in Elias's hometown and how did they respond?

5. What type of study did Elias and his friend study at the seminary and how did Elias feel about it?

6. How did Elias feel about school and where else did he learn what he considered important?

7. What was Elias's main struggle with understanding Jews?

8. What were the three important principles Elias learned from his father as stated in the section, Treasures of the Heart?

9. Who are the Zionist soldiers battling in Palestine in the late 1940's and what is the result of those battles?

10. Where and when did Elias Chacour grow up and what did his family do for a living?

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