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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bread of Orphans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Zionist landowners employ native Palestinians?
(a) They have to by law.
(b) They do not have enough Jews to keep the land cultivated.
(c) They are unschooled in the proper cultivation of the orchards.
(d) They feel guilty for taking the land away from the native Palestinians.

2. Since when has Palestine been under British rule?
(a) The Late 1800's.
(b) The 1920's.
(c) The 1930's.
(d) Since 1902.

3. What story does Elias's father explain to his children?
(a) About Hitler and the Holocaust in Europe.
(b) About the way the British obtained rule of the area.
(c) About the reason the people want the British to continue to rule their country.
(d) About the effects of the last large earthquake in the region.

4. What does the Israeli Supreme Court rule when the elders of Biram file a petition for permission to return to their homes?
(a) It is put into limbo in the hopes the elders of Biram will give up.
(b) It is shelved until the Jewish state is more stable.
(c) It is granted.
(d) It is denied.

5. How does Elias feel about what happens?
(a) He rejoices in that his prayers have been answered.
(b) He experiences a rage that cannot be reconciled with the teachings of Jesus.
(c) He wants to come home.
(d) He is devastated at the loss of his parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the villagers anxiety?

2. When do the men who were taken by the Irgun return?

3. What does Michael realize about Elias?

4. What does Elias's father purchase?

5. How does the family decide to greet the soldiers?

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