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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ishmael when he leaves school?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Nine.
(d) Eleven.

2. What part of Palestine did Fawzi Kabir sell most of to the Jews?
(a) Tabah.
(b) Kabira.
(c) Red Sea beaches.
(d) Avalon valley.

3. Why does the Arab well not have any water in it?
(a) Kabir sold the rights to water.
(b) It has been a very dry year.
(c) The well was filled with cement.
(d) Ibrahim broke it.

4. In Chapter 16, why does Sheik Azziz say he doesn't care who rules Palestine?
(a) Because he read it in a book.
(b) Because he does not believe in rulers.
(c) Because he lives in the desert.
(d) Because he knows Arabs will win.

5. Why does Heuseinni have to move around the Middle East so much?
(a) He was buying a lot of land.
(b) He travelled for work.
(c) He was trying to find his religion.
(d) He was wanted for war crimes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Ibrahim nervous about the hotel the driver of the Mercedes takes him on Christmas?

2. What do most Arabs think about the United Nations' plan for a partition of Palestine?

3. What do the Mufti do to cause Arabs to attack the Jewish Quarter?

4. What year is it when Farouk tells Ibrahim that the Jews are coming?

5. In Chapter 5, why do sirens go off near the Jewish settlement?

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