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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elias's father purchase?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A camel.
(c) A lamb.
(d) A bison.

2. What do the Christians who remain in Jerusalem continue to believe?
(a) That Jesus is a human with godlike qualities.
(b) That Jesus is God.
(c) That Jesus is a metaphor for how one should live.
(d) That God designated Jerusalem as the city of salvation.

3. How do the Zionist soldiers act?
(a) Extrememly hostile.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Threatening.
(d) Brusque and unfriendly.

4. What of the Bible is a mystery to Elias?
(a) The Beatitudes.
(b) The miracles of healing by Jesus.
(c) The story of Joseph.
(d) The story of Issac and Essau.

5. What do the residents of Palestine hope?
(a) That an independent state would soon be formed.
(b) That the British would continue their protectorate.
(c) That Palestine would evolve into three different countries.
(d) That Palestine would be absorbed by a stronger Arab state for greater stability.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much are the Palestinians that are removed from their land compensated?

2. What does Elias wonder about happiness?

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

4. What do the Zionist soldiers tell the people of Biram?

5. Of what does Elias's father make certain?

(see the answer key)

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