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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Michael and his brothers outraged?
(a) That the Jewish landowner does not even live on the land.
(b) That they get paid a pittance.
(c) That they are employed on land that they own.
(d) That the orchards have been cared for so poorly.

2. What is the general view of Palestinians by Europeans?
(a) Palestinians have been greatly wronged by Zionists.
(b) The Palestinians are driven to their actions by the evil actions of the Zionists.
(c) There are bad Palestinians and there are lots of good Palestinians.
(d) Palestinians are evil, ignorant, and violent.

3. What does Michael not want Elias to believe?
(a) That he is in a position of privilege.
(b) That the only solution is capituation.
(c) That the only solution is war.
(d) That he is being sent away because they have too many children to feed.

4. Who is David Ben Gurion?
(a) An immigrant from the United States
(b) The leader of the original Jewish inhabitants of Palestine.
(c) An orthodox Jew who believed in a peaceful solution in Palestine.
(d) The leader of the Zionist.

5. Why does Israel heed the United States's wishes?
(a) The U.S. would not hesitate to support the Arabs if Jewish Israel does not align with the U.S.
(b) Israel does not pay attention to the U.S. demands.
(c) The U.S. has nuclear arms.
(d) They know that support from America was critical to its survival.

6. How did the native Jewish inhabitants feel about the actions of the Zionists?
(a) Indifferent as long as they were left alone.
(b) Shocked.
(c) Supportive.
(d) They expressed no reaction.

7. Why do they end up in Paris?
(a) They are unable to go to their original destination.
(b) They are offered full scholarships to law school there.
(c) They want out of the Middle East and it is the only option at the moment.
(d) The French are interested in helping the native Palestinians regain their land.

8. When the villagers return to Biram, what happens?
(a) They are able to peacefully resume living in their homes.
(b) The Zionist soldiers help them move back into their homes.
(c) The Zionist soldiers kill them all.
(d) The Zionist soldiers destroy the village.

9. How does Elias feel about what happens?
(a) He experiences a rage that cannot be reconciled with the teachings of Jesus.
(b) He wants to come home.
(c) He is devastated at the loss of his parents.
(d) He rejoices in that his prayers have been answered.

10. What does Elias wonder as he empathizes with the Jews and their treatment by the Third Reich?
(a) Why, when they had been so persecuted, they would choose to exhibit the same behaviors toward others in Israel.
(b) How the Jews who went so meekly to their deaths could be the same ethnic group as the Zionists that murder hundreds.
(c) Why the good, average Germans allowed it to happen.
(d) Why the Jews did not rise up in mass and fight.

11. How does the family decide to greet the soldiers?
(a) Defiance.
(b) Fear.
(c) Welcoming.
(d) Resignation.

12. What causes the villagers anxiety?
(a) That the British will take their improvements when they leave.
(b) That the earthquake may have relocated part of the artisian system.
(c) That it is soldiers and not civilians coming to the village.
(d) That the British will no longer help their village.

13. Where does Elias go after his initial education?
(a) Home.
(b) Seminary.
(c) To join the Army.
(d) Law school.

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

15. What contributes to the poor reputation of the Palestinians?
(a) The court cases that were going against them.
(b) The Fedayeen groups.
(c) The torture and maiming of Zionist soldiers by the terrorists Palestinians.
(d) The propaganda that the Zionists spread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elias regret?

2. Where do the children in Biram attend school?

3. What is Elias's schedule like in Nazareth?

4. How do the Zionist act after the British leave?

5. What does Elias's father purchase?

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