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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 does Ibrahim tell Kabir he must have before leaving Tabah?

2. What is the name of Kaukji's rebel group?

3. In Chapter 12, who is said to have "firmly established a new era and a new principle"?

4. What number wife is Hagar for Ibrahim?

5. What are the Wahhabi known for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Ishmael's childhood like?

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

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

8. What advice does Brompton give regarding Plan D?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the murders that happened in this novel and compare and contrast them. Consider the motives, the impact, and the symbolism of each murder.

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

For much of this novel, Ibrahim is determined to return to Tabah. Discuss what the return to Tabah represents to Ibrahim and his village. Why was the dream abandoned?

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