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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 year is it when Farouk tells Ibrahim that the Jews are coming?

2. What makes Ibrahim nervous about the hotel the driver of the Mercedes takes him on Christmas?

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

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

5. How old is Ishmael when he leaves school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Bockmann visits the Mufti in Jerusalem in 1937?

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

4. What is Ishmael's childhood like?

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

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

7. What is Operation Nachshon?

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

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

10. What happens when Ibrahim refuses to give money or men to the Mufti and the Arab Higher Committee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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