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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. What makes Ishmael curious about the kibbutz?

2. How do the Mujahedeen raise money for Mufti?

3. What does Abdullah want to do with Jerusalem?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Operation Nachshon?

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

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

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

9. What advice does Brompton give regarding Plan D?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the Jericho Project. What were the purposes of the project and why did it fail? What does this project represent to this region of the Middle East?

Essay Topic 2

Ishmael had a complicated relationship with his father. Analyze the ways that these characters interacted with each other. What did the relationship mean to each party? What is significant about the way their relationship ended?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how Gideon is an unsung hero of this novel. In what ways is Gideon's role given full credit? In what ways is he overlooked? Why was this done?

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