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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. Where does Ibrahim hide the night before he is set to take a boat to Beirut?

2. What does Ibrahim say will happen to Ishmael when he catches him visiting the kibbutz?

3. What makes Ishmael curious about the kibbutz?

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

5. Who arrests Gideon in 1946?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do the Jewish people do when they first arrive?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Operation Nachshon?

10. As a child, what is Ishmael's relationship with the Jews like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nada defies the role her father wants her to have, and therefore she shames the family and must die. Explain what Nada represents in this novel and how she changes throughout the course of the book.

Essay Topic 2

Arab tradition guides the lives of several characters in this novel. Choose three elements of Arab tradition and explain how they impact the characters in this novel.

Essay Topic 3

How are Jews depicted in this novel? Take a close look at the rhetoric and language used when Jews are discussed. What is the purpose of this?

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