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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. What do the Mufti do to cause Arabs to attack the Jewish Quarter?

3. How do the Mujahedeen raise money for Mufti?

4. In Tabah, what does every house have even if the residents can not read?

5. Why is Ramiza treated poorly by the people of Tabah?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what do Sheik Azziz and Ibrahim discuss during their trip?

2. What is Operation Nachshon?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What advice does Brompton give regarding Plan D?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three of the leaders from this novel and compare and contrast them. Consider the way they rule their people, their political beliefs, and their successes/failures.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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