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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ishmael when he makes a deal with his brother concerning parcels of land?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twelve.

2. Where does Ishmael attend school when he is nine?
(a) Syria.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Tabah.
(d) Ramle.

3. Why does the Arab well not have any water in it?
(a) Kabir sold the rights to water.
(b) It has been a very dry year.
(c) Ibrahim broke it.
(d) The well was filled with cement.

4. Why do Gideon and Foote meet at a restaurant in Jerusalem?
(a) To discuss moving the Jews back to Europe.
(b) To discuss what is happening in Tabah.
(c) To discuss a new Jewish settlement.
(d) To discuss how to build better bombs.

5. What does Gideon Asch tell Ibrahim the Jews are planning to do with the land they purchased?
(a) Start a farm.
(b) Start a chain of hotels.
(c) Build new roads.
(d) Build hospitals.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why do sirens go off near the Jewish settlement?

2. What makes Ishmael curious about the kibbutz?

3. What happened when Gideon is held captive and tortured for giving information to the British?

4. Where does Farouk go to make marriage arrangements between Ibrahim and Ramiza?

5. When Ibrahim watches the Jewish settlers build terraces for farming, what does he wonder?

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