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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ibrahim nervous about attacking the Jews when they first arrive?
(a) Previous attacks have failed.
(b) He feels that Gideon is too smart for them.
(c) He knows they are stronger.
(d) There is a warning omen in the air.

2. What makes Ibrahim nervous about the hotel the driver of the Mercedes takes him on Christmas?
(a) It is owned by Jews.
(b) He doesn't know what the drive wants with him.
(c) It is in a bad part of town.
(d) It was run by Arab rebels.

3. What work does Ibrahim do in Nablus?
(a) Tearing down buildings.
(b) Building Iranian fences.
(c) Unloading Iraqi trucks.
(d) Translating books.

4. Who does Ibrahim make a deal with for safe passage to Beirut for the Tabah villagers?
(a) A Jewish leader.
(b) A British soldier.
(c) A Greek captain.
(d) Kabir.

5. Who arrests Gideon in 1946?
(a) The French.
(b) The British.
(c) The Arabs.
(d) The Jews.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Ibrahim and his family find refuge in Tulkarm?

2. When Ibrahim watches the Jewish settlers build terraces for farming, what does he wonder?

3. What does kibbutz of Shemesh propose to Ibn Yussuf?

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

5. How old is Ishmael when he leaves school?

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