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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 is Plan D?

2. What part of Palestine did Fawzi Kabir sell most of to the Jews?

3. What are the Wahhabi known for?

4. How does Ishmael witness the rape of his family members by Kaukji's men?

5. As a child, how does Ishmael feel about the Jews?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Operation Nachshon?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Ishmael's childhood like?

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

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

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

Explore the symbolism of Ibrahim's dagger. Consider how Ibrahim came to own it and all the action it sees throughout the novel. What does the dagger represent?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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