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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "The Palestinian people have never ruled themselves, nor ever attempted to rule themselves"?
(a) Ibrahim.
(b) Bakshir.
(c) Zyyad.
(d) Ishmael.

2. Why is Ishmael able to get a job with the Iraqi army?
(a) He can read.
(b) He has his own gun.
(c) He is powerful.
(d) His father bribes the general.

3. Who does Nada become involved with while staying with Hamdi Othman?
(a) A Russian novelist.
(b) A French diplomat.
(c) Hamdi.
(d) Hamdi's son.

4. What causes people to die at the Aqbat Jabar refugee camp?
(a) Attacks.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Disease.

5. Why does Ibrahim go to the Latrun rooftop?
(a) To look at Tabah.
(b) To take a nap.
(c) To build a new tent.
(d) To find an escape route.

6. Where does Ibrahim plan to stay while avoiding going to Jordan?
(a) Caves.
(b) Rooftops.
(c) Friend's houses.
(d) In their truck.

7. When Ibrahim finds out his artifacts will go to Hebrew University, where does he ask them to be sent?
(a) An Arab institution.
(b) To Ishmael.
(c) To England.
(d) Directly to Gideon.

8. Where is Abdullah assassinated?
(a) A mosque.
(b) In his palace.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) The center of town.

9. What do Ishmael, Sabri, and Nada agree to do when Sabri is caught with Nada?
(a) Let Nada decide what is best.
(b) Give Sabri a chance to explain himself.
(c) Tell Ibrahim.
(d) Not tell Ibrahim.

10. Why is Bakshir assassinated?
(a) For supporting Abdullah.
(b) For blowing up a kibbutz.
(c) For building a mosque.
(d) For hiding during the war.

11. How does Ursula kill a Persian guest before Ibrahim kills Kabir?
(a) She poisons him.
(b) She shoots him.
(c) She drowns him.
(d) She stabs him.

12. How does Nada describe the woman she works for?
(a) A modern Arab woman.
(b) A backwards Arab woman.
(c) A tyrant.
(d) A horrible mother.

13. Who does Ibrahim get a job for after the United Nations gave him a committee position at the refugee camps?
(a) Gideon.
(b) Ishmael.
(c) Omar.
(d) Kamal.

14. After Nada becomes more militant, where does Ishmael want to take her?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Beirut.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Jerusalem.

15. Where is Kabir's elegant villa?
(a) Zurich.
(b) Berlin.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the war, what does Gideon learn when he goes to Tel Aviv to meet with Ben-Gurion?

2. What do Ishmael, Sabri, and Nada find in the cave they explore that is above their own?

3. Where do Ishmael and Jamil find a place to hide their arms in Jericho?

4. What does Sabri want to find in Gaza?

5. What does Ibrahim begin to call his section of the refugee camp in Jericho?

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