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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a child, how does Ishmael feel about the Jews?
(a) He isn't aware they exist.
(b) All his friends are Jewish.
(c) He hates them.
(d) He is not afraid of them.

2. In Part 5, Chapter 1, what makes Ishmael begin to accept reality?
(a) Being away from his father.
(b) Working as a shepherd.
(c) Living in the desert.
(d) Being away from a refugee camp.

3. What is Nuri Mudhil a professor of?
(a) Biology.
(b) Archaeology.
(c) Literature.
(d) History.

4. What do the Mufti do to cause Arabs to attack the Jewish Quarter?
(a) Nothing at all.
(b) Paid them to do it.
(c) Threatened them if they didn't do it.
(d) Give a speech.

5. After befriending a Jewish junkyard dealer, what language does Ishmael learn to read?
(a) Arabic.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Hebrew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens shortly after the Arabs capture the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem?

2. Why do the Irgun and Haganah retaliate in Jerusalem?

3. What causes people to die at the Aqbat Jabar refugee camp?

4. What part of Palestine did Fawzi Kabir sell most of to the Jews?

5. What makes Ishmael curious about the kibbutz?

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