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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the conflict between Israel and Egypt at this time become known as?

2. After his ordination, what does Elias receive?

3. What are the secular Jews worried about as far as Zionism is concerned?

4. What is Ibillin?

5. What does Elias hope will not happen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Elias Chacour hope about his book?

2. What type of personal epiphany did Elias have at Ibillin and what did he decide?

3. What kind of church was Elias's first assignment and what did he vow?

4. What did more moderate Jews call for about the establishment of Israel and the Palestinian problem?

5. What was Chacour ready to do in the One Link chapter and why didn't he?

6. What did Elias continue to do after Palm Sunday and what did the sisters do?

7. Why does he consider the conflict in Israel so horrific?

8. What massacre was Elias told about that made Elias decide not to leave Israel?

9. What was Elias doing when he knew what work remained for him and what was that work?

10. What does Elias ask of the Jew, Westerners, and Arabs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As a youngster, Elias loves to hear about Jesus and his miracles from his mother. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze the young Elias' religious involvement. How influential is his early religious life on who he becomes? Does his spirituality seem sincere? Why or why not?

2. Elias has difficulty understanding the Beatitudes. What are the Beatitudes? State them. Choose two of them to interpret in light of your own beliefs.

3. Discuss Elias' view of Jesus and how Elias comes to be either like or not like the image Elias holds of Jesus.

Essay Topic 2

Native Jewish inhabitants of Palestine expressed shock and dismay over the actions of the Zionists. Discuss the following:

1. About what were the native Jewish inhabitants expressing their dismay? Does their shock seem rationale?

2. Research and discuss how the native Jewish Palestinians respond to increased inhumane treatment by the Zionist of the Palestinians. Are any native Jewish people still protesting the situation for the Palestinians? Who? What are they saying?

3. Discuss the parallels in the establishing of Israel with the United States taking the native American's lands. Use specific examples from Blood Brothers and from your research.

Essay Topic 3

While the Irgun attempts at eliminating the men of the community is going on, Katoub, Elias' mother, becomes the "rock" of the village, gathering her strength from prayer and faith, consoling and encouraging the other women of the village. Discuss one the following:

1. Do you think women are often the spiritual force behind the men in life? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own experience. If women had been making the decisions for both sides, how might things have been different?

2. Why do you think women are rarely mentioned in Chacour's book? He enters a totally male profession also, yet he says his mother has the greatest influence on him as a child. Are women valued in this culture? Why or why not? How are women viewed in general in the Middle East?

3. How are Israeli women viewed differently from those in the Arab countries that surround Israel?

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