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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does news of the Jewish death camps affect Tabah?

2. Who sides with the Germans as World War II was starting?

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

4. Where does an Arab attack a woman in 1925 that causes everyone to worry about a revenge attack?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Ishmael's childhood like?

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

6. What is Operation Nachshon?

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

8. What advice does Brompton give regarding Plan D?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research the history of Palestine during this time. How does this novel remain true to history? Where does the novel diverge? Why do you think this happens?

Essay Topic 2

Select two of the conferences held in this novel and compare and contrast them. Who attended? What were the goals? What was actually accomplished?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the symbolism of Ibrahim's dagger. Consider how Ibrahim came to own it and all the action it sees throughout the novel. What does the dagger represent?

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