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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Ibrahim say will happen to Ishmael when he catches him visiting the kibbutz?
(a) He will sell him.
(b) He will kill him.
(c) He will take him out of school.
(d) He will send him back to his mother.

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

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

7. What do most Arabs think about the United Nations' plan for a partition of Palestine?
(a) They thought the British were behind it.
(b) They thought it would not pass.
(c) They wanted to help create it.
(d) They thought it was a great idea.

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

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

10. What business do Ibrahim and his brother Farouk own?
(a) A hotel.
(b) An after-hours restaurant.
(c) A theater.
(d) A coffeehouse.

11. In Tabah, what does every house have even if the residents can not read?
(a) A Koran.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A cookbook.
(d) Newspapers.

12. How does Ishmael witness the rape of his family members by Kaukji's men?
(a) They capture him with the women.
(b) He is trying to save them.
(c) He is hiding in the same room.
(d) He is part of Kaukji's group.

13. How do the Mujahedeen raise money for Mufti?
(a) They start a storefront to launder cash.
(b) Extortion and looting.
(c) Fundraising and investing.
(d) Gambling and bribing.

14. Where does Farouk go to make marriage arrangements between Ibrahim and Ramiza?
(a) Gaza.
(b) Tel Iviv.
(c) Tabah.
(d) Walid Azziz.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ishmael's mother encourage him to do when he was staying with her?

2. Who forms the Army of Liberation?

3. What does Kabir promise Farouk after the war if he stays in Tabah?

4. What happens a few days before the Arab Higher Committee forms?

5. After the first failed attack, where does Ibrahim go to watch the Jewish settlers every day?

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