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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. Where do Ibrahim and his friends and family listen to the news on the radio as Germany begins taking over countries?
(a) At Gideon's.
(b) At city hall.
(c) At the library.
(d) At Ibrahim's shop.

2. As a child, how does Ishmael feel about the Jews?
(a) He isn't aware they exist.
(b) All his friends are Jewish.
(c) He is not afraid of them.
(d) He hates them.

3. What is the name of Kaukji's rebel group?
(a) The Irregulars.
(b) The Arab Embarkment.
(c) The Propers.
(d) The Jihad Soliders.

4. After befriending a Jewish junkyard dealer, what language does Ishmael learn to read?
(a) French.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) English.
(d) Arabic.

5. 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) A synagogue.
(d) Mecca.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the Irgun and Haganah retaliate in Jerusalem?

3. What part of Palestine did Fawzi Kabir sell most of to the Jews?

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

5. Who rescues Ibrahim and his family in Part 2, Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What advice does Brompton give regarding Plan D?

4. What is Operation Nachshon?

5. Why does Ibrahim call Gideon in Part 2, Chapter 11?

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

7. What happens after an Arab attacked a woman in a kibbutz in 1925?

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

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

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

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