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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stays in Friedman's apartment when he moves to the Commodore Hotel?
(a) His wife.
(b) Two news correspondents.
(c) Two Americans.
(d) His driver's children.

2. What is special about the West Bank and Gaza Strip lands to the Israelis?
(a) They have mostly Israeli people living there.
(b) They offer a buffer between Israel and Jordan.
(c) They represent the lands of biblical Israel.
(d) They are rich in minerals.

3. When Friedman hears about the invasion, where is he?
(a) At the Reuters office.
(b) At the Intercontinental Hotel.
(c) At the Commodore Hotel.
(d) At the police station.

4. Where does Friedman spend his high school summers?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Haifa.
(c) Tel Aviv.
(d) Kibbutz Hahotrim.

5. Where do the Friedmans fly to from Geneva at the beginning of the book?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Beirut.
(d) Damascus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Friedman and his wife stay in the Middle East?

2. What area was partitioned after World War II by the United Nations?

3. Many people are more familiar with the geography of Israel than they are of the geography of what?

4. Who is the candidate of the Labor Party in the national election in 1984?

5. Whose bar mitzvah does Friedman attend in Ashkelon?

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