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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapters 1- 5,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Ibrahim and his family keep the Bedouin away while they are in Jericho?
(a) They hide in caves.
(b) They dress like the British.
(c) They set up explosives.
(d) They stay with a priest.

2. Why do the Irgun and Haganah retaliate in Jerusalem?
(a) Their tanks were stolen.
(b) They were bombed.
(c) Their women were taken.
(d) Their buildings were set on fire.

3. In Chapter 12, who is said to have "firmly established a new era and a new principle"?
(a) The Mufti.
(b) The Special Night Squads.
(c) The British.
(d) Ibrahim.

4. What does Gideon Asch tell Ibrahim the Jews are planning to do with the land they purchased?
(a) Build hospitals.
(b) Start a chain of hotels.
(c) Start a farm.
(d) Build new roads.

5. In Chapter 5, why do sirens go off near the Jewish settlement?
(a) Because someone has broken in.
(b) Because the Arabs attack.
(c) Because there is a storm.
(d) Because someone has stolen something.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 4, Chapter 8, whose generation is described as "the generation of liberation"?

2. Where do Ibrahim and his family find refuge in Tulkarm?

3. What do the Mufti do to cause Arabs to attack the Jewish Quarter?

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

5. When Fawzi Kabir dines with Ibrahim in his tents, what does Ibrahim ask for help with?

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