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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) Ishmael.
(d) Zyyad.

2. In Part 5, Chapter 1, what makes Ishmael begin to accept reality?
(a) Being away from his father.
(b) Working as a shepherd.
(c) Being away from a refugee camp.
(d) Living in the desert.

3. Where is the Great Democratic Unity Conference?
(a) London.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Amman.
(d) Cairo.

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

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

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

7. What job does Ibrahim find for Nada with the United Nations in Amman?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Delivery girl.
(c) Caretaker for children.
(d) Secretary.

8. Why does King Abdullah want peace with the Jews?
(a) He wants Jerusalem.
(b) He thinks Palestine belongs to them.
(c) His father was Jewish.
(d) He is anti-war.

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

10. Who does the Pope invite to meet with him to discuss the treatment of Christian Arabs in refugee camps?
(a) Maan.
(b) Kabir.
(c) Tagi.
(d) Ibrahim.

11. What does Per Olson convince Ibrahim to do in the refugee camps?
(a) Have people start riots.
(b) Start planting farms.
(c) Have people build things themselves.
(d) Start religious ceremonies.

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

13. In Part 4, Chapter 17, why do Ibrahim and Hagar earn new respect?
(a) Jamil's death.
(b) Their work with the Jews.
(c) Ishmael's reading skills.
(d) Their small forture.

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

15. How do Ibrahim and his family keep the Bedouin away while they are in Jericho?
(a) They hide in caves.
(b) They dress like the British.
(c) They set up explosives.
(d) They stay with a priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the refugee camp Ibrahim's former villager's want Ibrahim to go to?

2. How many days does it take Ishmael and Jamil to hide their arms in Jericho?

3. In Part 4, Chapter 5, how many Arabs does Ben-Gurion agree to let return home?

4. When Kabir meets with Rahman to discuss the Zurich conference, who does Kabir feel can be bribed?

5. Who does Ibrahim tell that Taji accepted a position with the Saudi government?

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