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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the ages of the children aboard the ship?
(a) Eight to eighteen
(b) Four to fourteen
(c) Ten to seventeen
(d) Ten to twelve

2. Why does Karen want to go to Palestine?
(a) She wants to find the Hansens
(b) She plans to teach children
(c) She hopes to find her younger brothers
(d) She believes her father is there

3. What does David Ben Ami's name mean?
(a) David, Son of the Savior
(b) The Father of David
(c) David, Son of My People
(d) David, My Love

4. What arrangements are made for the Orthodox Jewish children who are to be sailing on the Exodus?
(a) Fishing poles are being taken along
(b) Kosher foods are made and canned for them
(c) They are told it's acceptable to eat non-kosher during the trip
(d) Kosher foods are purchased from Palestine

5. What does Yakov do in retaliation of his father's death?
(a) Burns a Christian Bible
(b) Stabs a hunchbacked Jew hater named Andreeve
(c) Kills a group of students
(d) Nothing. His brother Jossi commits the crime

6. Who was Kitty's husband?
(a) Tom
(b) Fred
(c) Bruce
(d) Mark

7. Where does Theodor Herzl witness the disgrace of Andrew Dreyfus?
(a) London
(b) Palestine
(c) Paris
(d) Cyprus

8. According to Caldwell's twelve-point edict, what should become of the Jewish newspapers and publications?
(a) They should be aided in getting our information
(b) They shoudl be closely monitored
(c) They shoudl be given free rein
(d) They should all cease publication

9. How old is Karen when she leaves the home of her adoptive parents to search for her biological parents?
(a) Twelve
(b) Thirteen
(c) Fourteen
(d) Fifteen

10. What acronym does Ari write on the fake British camp he establishes and what does he say it stands for?
(a) HMJFC - His Majesty's Jewish Forces on Cyprus
(b) HMFFC - His Majesty's Fantastic Forces on Cyprus
(c) HMJFC - His Majesty's Justified Freedmen on Cyprus
(d) HMJFC - Her Majesty's Jewish Forces in Caloanis

11. What kinds of jobs do Yakov and Jossi find around the city of Jaffa?
(a) Teachers and keepers of God's laws
(b) Dock hands, field hands and movers for those leaving the city
(c) Dock hands, field workers or overseers and rockmasons
(d) Guides for those who want to reach Palestine

12. What task does Jordana have at the camp where she is stationed?
(a) She oversees the horses and stables
(b) She heads the unit that gives military training
(c) She entertains the children who arrive
(d) She heads the gardening division

13. What name does Bruce Sutherland give to the plan to evacuate nonessential British personnel from Palestine?
(a) Operation Folly
(b) Operation Polly
(c) Operation Genesis
(d) Operation Exit

14. Where does Jakov, now known as Barak, live before moving his family to the newest Jewish farming community?
(a) Jordan
(b) Tennessee
(c) Cyprus
(d) Tel Aviv

15. Where are the sick children taken immediately after the standoff with the Exodus ends?
(a) The Dome Hotel
(b) A Jewish hospital
(c) Directly to Palestine
(d) A restaurant

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the paper in which Theodor Herzl put down his ideas about the need for establishing a Jewish nation?

2. How did the name of Fort Esther come to be?

3. What is the name of the camp where Karen and the other refugees from the Exodus go to live?

4. What area is considered the most important place in the Caraolos camp?

5. What job does Kitty hold at the camp where Karen and the other children live?

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