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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 11-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ibrahim and Gideon meet in Part 2, Chapter 11, how long has it been since they last met?
(a) One year.
(b) Four years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

2. In Chapter 12, who is said to have "firmly established a new era and a new principle"?
(a) The Special Night Squads.
(b) The British.
(c) The Mufti.
(d) Ibrahim.

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

4. What happens a few days before the Arab Higher Committee forms?
(a) Jews smash the windows of a Mosque.
(b) An Arab riot.
(c) Mufti build a fortress.
(d) A sand storm.

5. On January 10, 1948, what do Kaukji's forces attack in Syria?
(a) A mosque.
(b) A kibbutz.
(c) Places of business.
(d) Jewish homes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gideon tell his friends and family to do after his first visit with the Arabs in Tabah?

2. Who rescues Ibrahim and his family in Part 2, Chapter 16?

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

4. How did the Jews respond to the first offer of a partitioned country?

5. Where does an Arab attack a woman in 1925 that causes everyone to worry about a revenge attack?

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