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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Work, For the Night is Coming.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Elias' increased fame help his people?
(a) Some countries begin to question Israel's policy towards the Palestinians.
(b) His increased fame only increases Israel's rancor towards the Palestinians.
(c) He is able to negotiate more recompense for displaced villagers.
(d) Money and volunteers pour in to help the villages.

2. With what do the Palestinians still struggle?
(a) Their desire for revenge.
(b) Anger.
(c) Basic survival.
(d) The need for validation.

3. What is the Zionists' reply to the argument that wherever they establish a State of Israel, there would already be people living there?
(a) They would force resettlement of those peoples.
(b) They would give the people more-than-fair prices for their land and help them relocate.
(c) They said God would take care of the problem.
(d) They would negotiate peaceful co-existance.

4. What event greatly increases support for the Zionist movement in Europe after WWII?
(a) The bombing of a Jewish settlement by Palestinians.
(b) Nothing; they were already strongly supportive.
(c) The holocaust.
(d) The legal actions of the British parliament.

5. What happens to a village as a result of Elias' intercession?
(a) Nuns move in to provide health care, parenting instruction, and schooling to all children.
(b) They decide to hold a peace rally.
(c) They decide to send their children for education in Jewish schools.
(d) They decide to hold a forgiveness rally.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is disturbing to Elias about the Western Europeans' perspectives on the Palestinian issue?

2. What does the Israeli Supreme Court rule when the elders of Biram file a petition for permission to return to their homes?

3. What does Elias do with a monetary gift from a grateful village?

4. What act by the Fedayeen worsens the situation terribly for Palestinians?

5. Who takes over the rule of Palestine after WWI?

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