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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Outcasts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story does Elias's father explain to his children?
(a) About Hitler and the Holocaust in Europe.
(b) About the effects of the last large earthquake in the region.
(c) About the reason the people want the British to continue to rule their country.
(d) About the way the British obtained rule of the area.

2. What is Elias immersed in at his new home?
(a) Learning all about the history of Palestine.
(b) The study of law.
(c) Biblical study.
(d) Learning about the religion of the Jews.

3. What do the Christians in Biram believe about the Jews?
(a) They are heretics.
(b) They are the crucifiers of Jesus.
(c) They have their own ways and have no connection to the Chrisitans.
(d) Their lives are bound up with the Jewish people.

4. Where does Elias go?
(a) To Saudi Arabia to study.
(b) To Jerusalem to study.
(c) To an orphanage.
(d) To the United States.

5. Who is Katoub?
(a) The village pastor.
(b) Elias's wife.
(c) Elias's youngest sister.
(d) Elias's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the villagers return to Biram, what happens?

2. How do the Zionist soldiers act?

3. Who of Elias's family is taken by the Irgun?

4. What does Michael tell Elias is the purpose of his leaving?

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

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