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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kabir promise Farouk after the war if he stays in Tabah?
(a) A leadership position.
(b) Forty-thousand dollars.
(c) Five new brides.
(d) One third of the land.

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

3. What does Gideon tell his friends and family to do after his first visit with the Arabs in Tabah?
(a) To start a fire.
(b) To build a fence.
(c) To go home.
(d) To get guns.

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

5. How old is Ishmael when he leaves school?
(a) Ten.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eleven.

6. On January 10, 1948, what do Kaukji's forces attack in Syria?
(a) A kibbutz.
(b) Places of business.
(c) A mosque.
(d) Jewish homes.

7. Who sides with the Germans as World War II was starting?
(a) The Arabs.
(b) The Iraqis.
(c) The Jews.
(d) The Syrians.

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

9. What is the name of Kaukji's rebel group?
(a) The Propers.
(b) The Irregulars.
(c) The Arab Embarkment.
(d) The Jihad Soliders.

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

11. What makes Ibrahim nervous about the hotel the driver of the Mercedes takes him on Christmas?
(a) It is owned by Jews.
(b) It was run by Arab rebels.
(c) It is in a bad part of town.
(d) He doesn't know what the drive wants with him.

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

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

14. Before he agrees to send him to school, what does Ibrahim tell Ishmael his future will be?
(a) A scientist.
(b) A shop owner.
(c) A religious leader.
(d) A goatherd.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Ibrahim and his friends and family listen to the news on the radio as Germany begins taking over countries?

2. After befriending a Jewish junkyard dealer, what language does Ishmael learn to read?

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

4. How do the Christian Arabs feel about Kaukji's attacks?

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

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