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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 Ibrahim feel about the unity described by Kaukji in Part 2, Chapter 6?

2. What did Ishmael's mother encourage him to do when he was staying with her?

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

4. How did the Jews respond to the first offer of a partitioned country?

5. What happened when Gideon is held captive and tortured for giving information to the British?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is Operation Nachshon?

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

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

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

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

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

Consider the role of outside countries on Palestine and the characters of this novel. Write about what the countries actually do, how they view the region, how the region views them, and what the impact is.

Essay Topic 3

How do the militant and rebel groups shape the development of Palestine and affect the wars in this novel? Who agrees with these actions and who disagrees? Why? What is the commentary the author is giving about these types of groups?

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