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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Ramiza treated poorly by the people of Tabah?
(a) Because she is mean to Ibrahim.
(b) Because she is poor.
(c) Because she has no sons.
(d) Because she is a second wife.

3. What happens a few days before the Arab Higher Committee forms?
(a) An Arab riot.
(b) Mufti build a fortress.
(c) Jews smash the windows of a Mosque.
(d) A sand storm.

4. How do the Christian Arabs feel about Kaukji's attacks?
(a) They wanted no part of them.
(b) They wanted to help the Jews.
(c) They wanted to help the Arabs.
(d) They were didn't know anything about the attacks.

5. Where does Farouk go to make marriage arrangements between Ibrahim and Ramiza?
(a) Tabah.
(b) Tel Iviv.
(c) Gaza.
(d) Walid Azziz.

6. According to Gideon, what is Islam used as an excuse for?
(a) Lack of respect in the United Nations.
(b) Failure to secure a good government.
(c) Lack of water.
(d) Failure to use the land well.

7. When Ibrahim and Gideon meet in Part 2, Chapter 11, how long has it been since they last met?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Three years.

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

9. What is the name of Kaukji's rebel group?
(a) The Propers.
(b) The Irregulars.
(c) The Jihad Soliders.
(d) The Arab Embarkment.

10. Who does Ibrahim have purchase the Palestine Post?
(a) Ishmael.
(b) Kamal.
(c) Gideon.
(d) Omar.

11. In Chapter 16, Ibrahim says that there will be a war over Palestine when?
(a) When Jews out number the Arabs.
(b) After the World War.
(c) Right before summer begins.
(d) After the new year.

12. How do the Mujahedeen raise money for Mufti?
(a) Extortion and looting.
(b) Gambling and bribing.
(c) Fundraising and investing.
(d) They start a storefront to launder cash.

13. While on his deathbed in Chapter 1, what does Ibrahim's father give him?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A ring.
(c) A book.
(d) A cloak.

14. As a child, how does Ishmael feel about the Jews?
(a) All his friends are Jewish.
(b) He is not afraid of them.
(c) He isn't aware they exist.
(d) He hates them.

15. Where does Ibrahim hide the night before he is set to take a boat to Beirut?
(a) A school.
(b) A library.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A church.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does news of the Jewish death camps affect Tabah?

2. What do most Arabs think about the United Nations' plan for a partition of Palestine?

3. In Chapter 5, why do sirens go off near the Jewish settlement?

4. What country is Gustav Bockmann native to?

5. What does Ibrahim do to the perimeter of his town when the riots and attacks begin to reach the valley of Avalon?

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