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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Kaukji seeking revenge against Tabah?
(a) Because of his failed attack against them.
(b) Because they wouldn't pay him a tax.
(c) Because he thinks they starting the war.
(d) Because there are too many Jews there.

2. What is Plan D?
(a) A plan to allow Jews to use stolen tanks.
(b) A plan to use car bombs on Jewish settlements.
(c) A plan to offer defense to Jewish settlements.
(d) A plan to set fire to Jewish settlements.

3. Why is one of Ibrahim's villagers captured by Mufti and Mujahedeen?
(a) Mufti is trying to take over Tabah.
(b) They confuse the villager with someone else.
(c) The villager is a criminal.
(d) Ibrahim won't give them money.

4. What do the Mufti do to cause Arabs to attack the Jewish Quarter?
(a) Give a speech.
(b) Nothing at all.
(c) Threatened them if they didn't do it.
(d) Paid them to do it.

5. What are the Wahhabi known for?
(a) Being led by women.
(b) Being great warriors.
(c) Being converted to Christianity.
(d) Being wise with their money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Kaukji's rebel group?

2. In Chapter 16, why does Sheik Azziz say he doesn't care who rules Palestine?

3. Where does Heusseini have a villa?

4. What does Kabir promise Farouk after the war if he stays in Tabah?

5. When Ibrahim and Gideon meet in Part 2, Chapter 11, how long has it been since they last met?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the United Nations meeting on November 29, 1947?

2. Why does Ibrahim have a feast for Kabir when he arrived in Tabah?

3. What happens when Mercedes arrives in Tabah on Christmas day?

4. What happens when Bockmann visits the Mufti in Jerusalem in 1937?

5. What surprises the Arabs when they attack the Jews for the first time?

6. What happens when Ibrahim refuses to give money or men to the Mufti and the Arab Higher Committee?

7. What happens during Gideon's meetings with British Colonel Frederick Brompton?

8. What have groups of Arab leaders begun doing since the mention of a partition of Palestine?

9. What happens to the British installations after the attacks led by Kaukji?

10. What do Ibrahim and Gideon discuss when they meet in Part 2, Chapter 7?

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