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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. Why does King Abdullah want peace with the Jews?

2. Why is Ishmael able to get a job with the Iraqi army?

3. When Ibrahim finds out his artifacts will go to Hebrew University, where does he ask them to be sent?

4. While staying in the refugee camp in Jericho, why does Ibrahim go into town every day?

5. How long will an analysis of Ibrahim's artifact from the cave take?

Short Essay Questions

1. While in Jericho, how does Ibrahim protect his family at night?

2. How does Gideon feel about letting the Egyptians keep Gaza?

3. What happens to Ishmael when he is with the Sirhan Bedouin?

4. How does Mudhil help Ibrahim make it to the Zurich conference?

5. How does Ibrahim change after Omar leaves?

6. Why does Ibrahim tell Ishmael he may have to kill Sabri?

7. What does Maan discuss at the West Bank Refugee Convention?

8. What is the Jericho Project?

9. What disagreement does Jamil have with his father in Part 4, Chapters 6-10?

10. What is the Wadi Bakkah School like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Consider the role of the refugee camp. How do these camps impact the people who stay in them? How do they impact the people who do not stay in them? What is the message the author delivers about refugee camps?

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