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

2. Before he agrees to send him to school, what does Ibrahim tell Ishmael his future will be?
(a) A religious leader.
(b) A shop owner.
(c) A scientist.
(d) A goatherd.

3. In Chapter 5, why do sirens go off near the Jewish settlement?
(a) Because the Arabs attack.
(b) Because there is a storm.
(c) Because someone has broken in.
(d) Because someone has stolen something.

4. Where does Kaukji tell Ibrahim he must take his people and their tribes?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Jaffa.
(d) Iran.

5. What part of Palestine did Fawzi Kabir sell most of to the Jews?
(a) Avalon valley.
(b) Kabira.
(c) Red Sea beaches.
(d) Tabah.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ishmael when he makes a deal with his brother concerning parcels of land?

2. In Tabah, what does every house have even if the residents can not read?

3. What does Gideon tell his friends and family to do after his first visit with the Arabs in Tabah?

4. Where does Farouk go to make marriage arrangements between Ibrahim and Ramiza?

5. What makes Ishmael curious about the kibbutz?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ibrahim's father pass on power before he dies?

3. What happens when Ibrahim goes to the bank to withdraw money to pay for the boat he needs to go to Gaza?

4. In Chapter 16, what do Sheik Azziz and Ibrahim discuss during their trip?

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

6. What role does Fawzi Kabir play in displacing Arabs from Palestine?

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

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

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

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

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