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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. When trying to return to Tabah, why can't Ibrahim use the roads to Jericho?
(a) They are for camels only.
(b) He doesn't have the right papers.
(c) They have been destroyed.
(d) They are too dangerous.

2. Who does Nada become involved with while staying with Hamdi Othman?
(a) Hamdi.
(b) A French diplomat.
(c) Hamdi's son.
(d) A Russian novelist.

3. What does Nada do when Ishmael catches her with Sabri?
(a) She hits him with a wrench.
(b) She threatens to kill him.
(c) She cries.
(d) She runs away.

4. In Part 5, Chapter 1, who takes care of Ishmael while his father is away?
(a) Kamal.
(b) Sabri.
(c) Gideon.
(d) The Bedouin.

5. In Part 4, Chapter 5, how many Arabs does Ben-Gurion agree to let return home?
(a) Fifty thousand.
(b) One thousand.
(c) One hundred thousand.
(d) Ten thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 4, Chapter 17, why do Ibrahim and Hagar earn new respect?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 6, what does Ibrahim come to realize about Tabah?

3. When does the Zurich conference end?

4. Why is Ishmael able to get a job with the Iraqi army?

5. Where does Ibrahim plan to stay while avoiding going to Jordan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hamdi convince Nada to stay with him as his lover?

2. Why does Ibrahim tell Ishmael he may have to kill Sabri?

3. How does Mudhil help Ishmael secure a job?

4. How does Mudhil help Ibrahim find Gideon?

5. How does Ibrahim change after Omar leaves?

6. What does Ibrahim discuss with the mayor of Nablus?

7. What is the Wadi Bakkah School like?

8. What happens as everyone leaves the West Bank Refugee Convention?

9. What disagreement does Jamil have with his father in Part 4, Chapters 6-10?

10. How does Mudhil help Ibrahim make it to the Zurich conference?

(see the answer keys)

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