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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 Ibrahim do to the perimeter of his town when the riots and attacks begin to reach the valley of Avalon?
(a) He puts up a brick wall.
(b) He lights it on fire.
(c) He moves his whole town.
(d) He lines it with guards.

2. How does news of the Jewish death camps affect Tabah?
(a) It lead to more Arab sympathy.
(b) The people of Tabah never heard of the death camps.
(c) It made Jewish and Arab tensions worse.
(d) It didn't affect Tabah at all.

3. Where does an Arab attack a woman in 1925 that causes everyone to worry about a revenge attack?
(a) A kibbutz.
(b) The town center.
(c) Mecca.
(d) A synagogue.

4. What do the Jews say it would take for Jaffa to remain a safe city?
(a) Five-hundred thousand dollars.
(b) The end of Arab attacks on Tel Aviv.
(c) Ten-thousand dollars.
(d) The end of Arab attacks on Jerusalem.

5. What did Ishmael's mother encourage him to do when he was staying with her?
(a) Steal from the market.
(b) Write his father often.
(c) Get a good education.
(d) Learn a trade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrests Gideon in 1946?

2. Why does the British foreign secretary order a blockade of Palestine?

3. After meeting daily with Ben-Gurion, what compromise does Gideon reach?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ibrahim do to try to secure safe passage for his villagers to Beruit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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