2. What did Ishmael's mother encourage him to do when he was staying with her?
(a) Get a good education.
(b) Write his father often.
(c) Steal from the market.
(d) Learn a trade.

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

4. When Fawzi Kabir dines with Ibrahim in his tents, what does Ibrahim ask for help with?
(a) Building a road.
(b) Starting a farm.
(c) Establishing guards.
(d) Paying his rent.

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 5, why do sirens go off near the Jewish settlement?
(a) Because the Arabs attack.
(b) Because there is a storm.
(c) Because someone has stolen something.
(d) Because someone has broken in.

10. What number wife is Hagar for Ibrahim?
(a) Two.
(b) They aren't married.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

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

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

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

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

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