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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After the war, what does Gideon learn when he goes to Tel Aviv to meet with Ben-Gurion?
(a) The British want them to leave the Egyptians alone.
(b) The Arabs want to have three territories.
(c) The United Nations are imposing a peace treaty.
(d) The Americans are coming to re-build the area.

4. What does Nada do when Ishmael catches her with Sabri?
(a) She runs away.
(b) She cries.
(c) She hits him with a wrench.
(d) She threatens to kill him.

5. How many refugees does Jordan take in?
(a) None.
(b) Two-hundred and fifty thousand.
(c) More than one million.
(d) Half a million.

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

7. How does the Arab League respond when Jordan annexees West Bank?
(a) They denounce it.
(b) They support it.
(c) They start a war over it.
(d) They ignore it.

8. 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) Kamal.
(d) Omar.

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

10. Where is the refugee camp Ibrahim's former villager's want Ibrahim to go to?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Syria.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Lebanon.

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

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

13. What does Ursula tell Ibrahim when he meets with her before the Zurich conference?
(a) That she can't keep his secrets any longer.
(b) That Gideon has been misleading him.
(c) That someone is going to steal his money.
(d) That Kabir planned to kill him.

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

15. While staying in the refugee camp in Jericho, why does Ibrahim go into town every day?
(a) To find a Jew to talk to Gideon.
(b) To steal supplies.
(c) To look for work for Ishmael.
(d) To try to make money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will rule the West Bank after Abdullah?

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

3. How long will an analysis of Ibrahim's artifact from the cave take?

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

5. What will happen if the Jews attack the Egyptians?

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