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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What makes Ishmael curious about the kibbutz?
(a) Reading the Koran.
(b) His father's secrecy.
(c) Gideon's talks.
(d) Living next to one.

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

8. Who does Ibrahim have find out why the Jews flooded the canals?
(a) Farouk.
(b) Fawzi.
(c) Ishmael.
(d) Roge.

9. After meeting daily with Ben-Gurion, what compromise does Gideon reach?
(a) To pay a settlement to the Jews.
(b) To split the conquered land in half.
(c) To bomb only every other day.
(d) To move the women and children away.

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

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

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

13. Why does the British foreign secretary order a blockade of Palestine?
(a) To stop Jewish immigration.
(b) To let more Jews into the area.
(c) To stop Arabs from fleeing.
(d) To protect their investments in the area.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While on his deathbed in Chapter 1, what does Ibrahim's father give him?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 1 -5, how does Ibrahim feel about Gideon?

3. In Chapter 16, Ibrahim says that there will be a war over Palestine when?

4. Why is Tabah considered an enemy village to Gideon?

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

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