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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ibrahim go to the Latrun rooftop?
(a) To take a nap.
(b) To build a new tent.
(c) To look at Tabah.
(d) To find an escape route.

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

3. Why does Ishmael want Nada to learn to read and write?
(a) She will need the skills in the future.
(b) So she can make money as a scribe.
(c) So she can pretend to be a boy.
(d) So she won't be so bored.

4. What subject does Mr. Salmi especially encourage Ishmael in?
(a) Math.
(b) Writing.
(c) Reading.
(d) Science.

5. What does Ibrahim do to the perimeter of his town when the riots and attacks begin to reach the valley of Avalon?
(a) He puts up a brick wall.
(b) He moves his whole town.
(c) He lines it with guards.
(d) He lights it on fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ishmael, Sabri, and Nada find in the cave they explore that is above their own?

2. What makes Ibrahim nervous about the hotel the driver of the Mercedes takes him on Christmas?

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

4. How does news of the Jewish death camps affect Tabah?

5. While in the refugee camps in Jericho, where does Ibrahim say he is a prisoner?

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