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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Ibrahim get the title "Haj"?
(a) For going to Mecca.
(b) For having a vision.
(c) For striking a deal with the Jews.
(d) For having the most sons.

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

4. According to Gideon, what is Islam used as an excuse for?
(a) Lack of water.
(b) Failure to secure a good government.
(c) Failure to use the land well.
(d) Lack of respect in the United Nations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, who is said to have "firmly established a new era and a new principle"?

2. How old is Ishmael when he makes a deal with his brother concerning parcels of land?

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

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

5. As a child, how does Ishmael feel about the Jews?

(see the answer key)

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