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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. What does Kabir promise Farouk after the war if he stays in Tabah?
(a) Five new brides.
(b) A leadership position.
(c) One third of the land.
(d) Forty-thousand dollars.

2. Who does Ibrahim make a deal with for safe passage to Beirut for the Tabah villagers?
(a) Kabir.
(b) A Jewish leader.
(c) A Greek captain.
(d) A British soldier.

3. In Part 2, Chapter 1 -5, how does Ibrahim feel about Gideon?
(a) He misses Gideon.
(b) He is angry at Gideon.
(c) He doesn't think about Gideon.
(d) He is glad he has Gideon as a friend.

4. How does Ishmael witness the rape of his family members by Kaukji's men?
(a) He is hiding in the same room.
(b) He is trying to save them.
(c) He is part of Kaukji's group.
(d) They capture him with the women.

5. While on his deathbed in Chapter 1, what does Ibrahim's father give him?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A ring.
(c) A cloak.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gideon Asch tell Ibrahim the Jews are planning to do with the land they purchased?

2. What makes Ibrahim nervous about the hotel the driver of the Mercedes takes him on Christmas?

3. What was the retaliation for Deir Yassin following the Irgun attack?

4. Why does Heuseinni have to move around the Middle East so much?

5. What does Abdullah want to do with Jerusalem?

Short Essay Questions

1. As a child, what does Ishmael think about his religion?

2. What is Operation Nachshon?

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

4. When Gideon and Foote meet in a Jerusalem restaurant to discuss the events in Tabah that worry them, what do they focus on?

5. What happens to Ramiza's first born son?

6. How do the Mufti increase Arab violence toward Jews?

7. What do the Jews do to prepare their land for farming?

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

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

10. What is Gideon's role after the news of the Jewish death camps?

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