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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gideon Asch tell Ibrahim the Jews are planning to do with the land they purchased?
(a) Build new roads.
(b) Start a farm.
(c) Build hospitals.
(d) Start a chain of hotels.

2. What does Abdullah want to do with Jerusalem?
(a) Give it to the Jews.
(b) Annex it.
(c) Threaten the leaders.
(d) Burn it.

3. In Chapter 16, Ibrahim says that there will be a war over Palestine when?
(a) After the new year.
(b) Right before summer begins.
(c) When Jews out number the Arabs.
(d) After the World War.

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

5. What is the name of the King of Jordan's army?
(a) Arab Blockade.
(b) Arab Secret Forces.
(c) Arab Legion.
(d) Arab Power.

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

7. In Part 2, Chapter 6 what does Kaukji plan to do before the other Arab countries invade?
(a) Have a large meeting.
(b) Sell his compound.
(c) Take as much of Palestine as he can.
(d) Buy Jewish tanks.

8. How old is Ishmael when he makes a deal with his brother concerning parcels of land?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twelve.

9. When Ibrahim watches the Jewish settlers build terraces for farming, what does he wonder?
(a) Where they keep coming from.
(b) If they will make more money than the Arabs.
(c) How they will get anything to grow.
(d) How they have so many supplies.

10. How do Ishmael's brothers feel about him attending school?
(a) They are shocked.
(b) They think it is funny.
(c) They don't care.
(d) They are jealous.

11. Why is Tabah considered an enemy village to Gideon?
(a) Because of the fire bombings against Tabah's kibbutz.
(b) Some residents are members of the Jihad Militia.
(c) They didn't support the Jewish settlements.
(d) Ibrahim is Arab.

12. Why is Ramiza treated poorly by the people of Tabah?
(a) Because she has no sons.
(b) Because she is poor.
(c) Because she is mean to Ibrahim.
(d) Because she is a second wife.

13. Who rescues Ibrahim and his family in Part 2, Chapter 16?
(a) Gideon.
(b) Kabir.
(c) Ramiza.
(d) Farouk.

14. Why do the Irgun and Haganah retaliate in Jerusalem?
(a) Their tanks were stolen.
(b) Their women were taken.
(c) They were bombed.
(d) Their buildings were set on fire.

15. What does Ibrahim tell Kabir he must have before leaving Tabah?
(a) The funds.
(b) An army.
(c) A promise that he can return.
(d) Directions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What number wife is Hagar for Ibrahim?

2. How does Ibrahim feel about the unity described by Kaukji in Part 2, Chapter 6?

3. What do most Arabs think about the United Nations' plan for a partition of Palestine?

4. When Ibrahim tells the people of Tabah to evacuate, what is Farouk responsible for bringing with him?

5. In Chapter 16, why does Sheik Azziz say he doesn't care who rules Palestine?

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