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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Swept Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Elias feel about school?
(a) He loves it.
(b) He hates it.
(c) He is indifferent to school.
(d) He believes school and the church are too intertwined.

3. Where is Elias on a warm afternoon in 1947?
(a) Sitting high in his favorite tree.
(b) In Constantinople.
(c) In Beruit.
(d) In Jerusalem.

4. From whom does Elias learn the most?
(a) The village wise woman.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) The village pastor.

5. What soldiers would be coming to the village?
(a) American soldiers.
(b) French soldiers.
(c) Jewish soldiers.
(d) German soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the residents of Palestine hope?

2. What does Elias wonder about happiness?

3. What of the Bible is a mystery to Elias?

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

5. Since when has Palestine been under British rule?

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