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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Zionist soldiers winning against the British?

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

3. Who is Elias's hero?

4. Where do the children in Biram attend school?

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

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