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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. Where does Heusseini have a villa?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Ramallah.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Tabah.

2. Why does the British foreign secretary order a blockade of Palestine?
(a) To let more Jews into the area.
(b) To stop Jewish immigration.
(c) To protect their investments in the area.
(d) To stop Arabs from fleeing.

3. Who forms the Army of Liberation?
(a) Kaukji.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Ishmael.
(d) Heuseinni.

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

5. How does Ibrahim plan to pay for the boat to take his villagers to Gaza?
(a) By offering bribes.
(b) By selling supplies.
(c) By borrowing money from Kabir.
(d) By stealing the boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, Ibrahim says that there will be a war over Palestine when?

2. Why do Gideon and Foote meet at a restaurant in Jerusalem?

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

4. How do Ishmael's brothers feel about him attending school?

5. Who sides with the Germans as World War II was starting?

(see the answer key)

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