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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Biram?
(a) Arabia.
(b) Palestine.
(c) Iran.
(d) Iraq.

2. What sort of stories does Elias's mother teach him?
(a) Stories about Mohammed and Abraham.
(b) Stories about the history of the Arabs.
(c) Stories of her childhood in another country.
(d) Bible stories.

3. What does Elias wonder about happiness?
(a) How a god that is unseen can give you happiness.
(b) How one could feel happy in poverty or grief.
(c) Why happiness is not important.
(d) Why his friends who are not religious were happy.

4. What does Elias see in Jesus?
(a) Hope.
(b) Judgement.
(c) Strength.
(d) Wisdom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elias realize that warm afternoon?

2. Where is Elias on a warm afternoon in 1947?

3. What happens when the British withdraw from an area?

4. How did the native Jewish inhabitants feel about the actions of the Zionists?

5. What story does Elias's father explain to his children?

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