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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Ishmael and Jamil find a place to hide their arms in Jericho?
(a) A monastery.
(b) A cave.
(c) A hole in the ground.
(d) A French restaurant.

3. What does Sabri want to find in Gaza?
(a) A wife.
(b) His family.
(c) A job.
(d) A position with a militant group.

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

5. Who will rule the West Bank after Abdullah?
(a) Ibrahim.
(b) Kaukji.
(c) Kabir.
(d) Ishmael.

6. What does Ibrahim discuss with Sheik Taji and Charles Maan?
(a) Egypt's tyranny.
(b) Starting a war with Jordan.
(c) Control over Palestine.
(d) Moving to England.

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

8. While in the refugee camps in Jericho, where does Ibrahim say he is a prisoner?
(a) To the Jews.
(b) In his father's life.
(c) In his own country.
(d) To his own decisions.

9. How long will an analysis of Ibrahim's artifact from the cave take?
(a) One week.
(b) He isn't sure.
(c) One day.
(d) One month.

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

11. How old is Ishmael when he begins to teach at Wadi Bakkah School?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 18.
(d) 19.

12. What is Nuri Mudhil a professor of?
(a) History.
(b) Literature.
(c) Biology.
(d) Archaeology.

13. Who is murdered in July 1951?
(a) Maan.
(b) The king of Egypt.
(c) Abdullah.
(d) Omar.

14. What convention does Maan tell Ibrahim he wants to hold?
(a) A convention for refugees.
(b) A convention for rebuilding cities.
(c) A convention for people who need jobs.
(d) A convention for Jews.

15. What work does Ibrahim do in Nablus?
(a) Translating books.
(b) Building Iranian fences.
(c) Tearing down buildings.
(d) Unloading Iraqi trucks.

Short Answer Questions

1. While at the refugee camp in Jericho, who is the only member of Ibrahim's group that is working?

2. What causes people to die at the Aqbat Jabar refugee camp?

3. Where does Ishmael want to sell the items he found in the cave?

4. How does Nada describe the woman she works for?

5. In Part 4, Chapter 8, whose generation is described as "the generation of liberation"?

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