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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Palestine did Fawzi Kabir sell most of to the Jews?
(a) Tabah.
(b) Red Sea beaches.
(c) Kabira.
(d) Avalon valley.

2. After befriending a Jewish junkyard dealer, what language does Ishmael learn to read?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Arabic.

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

4. Why do Gideon and Foote meet at a restaurant in Jerusalem?
(a) To discuss what is happening in Tabah.
(b) To discuss moving the Jews back to Europe.
(c) To discuss a new Jewish settlement.
(d) To discuss how to build better bombs.

5. In Tabah, what does every house have even if the residents can not read?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A cookbook.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) A Koran.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Gideon, what is Islam used as an excuse for?

2. What does Gideon Asch tell Ibrahim the Jews are planning to do with the land they purchased?

3. How did the Jews respond to the first offer of a partitioned country?

4. What subject does Mr. Salmi especially encourage Ishmael in?

5. Before he agrees to send him to school, what does Ibrahim tell Ishmael his future will be?

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