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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Buy Jewish tanks.
(d) Take as much of Palestine as he can.

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

3. What is Plan D?
(a) A plan to set fire to Jewish settlements.
(b) A plan to offer defense to Jewish settlements.
(c) A plan to use car bombs on Jewish settlements.
(d) A plan to allow Jews to use stolen tanks.

4. Who arrests Gideon in 1946?
(a) The British.
(b) The Jews.
(c) The Arabs.
(d) The French.

5. How did the Jews respond to the first offer of a partitioned country?
(a) They counter-offered.
(b) They agreed to it.
(c) They turned it down immediately.
(d) They were not included in it.

6. What part of Palestine did Fawzi Kabir sell most of to the Jews?
(a) Tabah.
(b) Avalon valley.
(c) Red Sea beaches.
(d) Kabira.

7. Where does an Arab attack a woman in 1925 that causes everyone to worry about a revenge attack?
(a) Mecca.
(b) A kibbutz.
(c) A synagogue.
(d) The town center.

8. In Part 2, Chapter 1 -5, how does Ibrahim feel about Gideon?
(a) He doesn't think about Gideon.
(b) He misses Gideon.
(c) He is glad he has Gideon as a friend.
(d) He is angry at Gideon.

9. After the first failed attack, where does Ibrahim go to watch the Jewish settlers every day?
(a) The cave.
(b) The mountain.
(c) The center of town.
(d) The knoll.

10. What group does Mr. Salmi belong to?
(a) Kibbutz Busters.
(b) Arab Power First.
(c) The Mufti.
(d) Moslem Brotherhood.

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

12. What country is Gustav Bockmann native to?
(a) Israel.
(b) England.
(c) Palestine.
(d) Germany.

13. Where does Ibrahim hide the night before he is set to take a boat to Beirut?
(a) A school.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A church.
(d) A library.

14. What do the Mufti do to cause Arabs to attack the Jewish Quarter?
(a) Paid them to do it.
(b) Threatened them if they didn't do it.
(c) Nothing at all.
(d) Give a speech.

15. While on his deathbed in Chapter 1, what does Ibrahim's father give him?
(a) A cloak.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A book.
(d) A ring.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Before he agrees to send him to school, what does Ibrahim tell Ishmael his future will be?

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

5. What business do Ibrahim and his brother Farouk own?

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