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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 5, Chapter 1, who takes care of Ishmael while his father is away?
(a) Gideon.
(b) The Bedouin.
(c) Kamal.
(d) Sabri.

2. Who is murdered in July 1951?
(a) The king of Egypt.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Omar.
(d) Maan.

3. Why does Husain have a regency when he becomes king of Jordan?
(a) He was considered to be dumb.
(b) He wasn't trusted by the court.
(c) He asked for one.
(d) He wasn't old enough.

4. When Kabir meets with Rahman to discuss the Zurich conference, who does Kabir feel can be bribed?
(a) Ibrahim.
(b) Taji.
(c) Ishmael.
(d) Maan.

5. What does Per Olson convince Ibrahim to do in the refugee camps?
(a) Start religious ceremonies.
(b) Have people start riots.
(c) Start planting farms.
(d) Have people build things themselves.

6. Where does Ishmael want to sell the items he found in the cave?
(a) To Egyptian dealers.
(b) Back in Tabah.
(c) To a museum.
(d) In the town center.

7. Where do Ishmael and Jamil find a place to hide their arms in Jericho?
(a) A hole in the ground.
(b) A monastery.
(c) A cave.
(d) A French restaurant.

8. Who is Abu Rommel?
(a) The man who hires Nada.
(b) Ibrahim's boss.
(c) The Egyptian United Nations representative.
(d) Sabri's militant name.

9. Where is the Great Democratic Unity Conference?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) London.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Amman.

10. Who does the Pope invite to meet with him to discuss the treatment of Christian Arabs in refugee camps?
(a) Maan.
(b) Ibrahim.
(c) Tagi.
(d) Kabir.

11. Why does Ibrahim go to the Latrun rooftop?
(a) To find an escape route.
(b) To take a nap.
(c) To look at Tabah.
(d) To build a new tent.

12. How does Ibrahim manage to arrange a meeting with the mayor of Nablus?
(a) Ishmael forges a letter from an army captain.
(b) Ibrahim saves the life of the mayor's son.
(c) The mayor wants to meet the leader of Tabah.
(d) Gideon arranges it.

13. How old is Ishmael when he begins to teach at Wadi Bakkah School?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 17.

14. While staying in the refugee camp in Jericho, why does Ibrahim go into town every day?
(a) To look for work for Ishmael.
(b) To try to make money.
(c) To steal supplies.
(d) To find a Jew to talk to Gideon.

15. Who works on Ibrahim's truck whenever it breaks down on his way to Jericho?
(a) Kamal.
(b) Ishmael.
(c) Ramiza.
(d) Sabri.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ishmael, Sabri, and Nada find in the cave they explore that is above their own?

2. How does Ishmael feel about King Abdullah in Part 5, Chapter 6?

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

4. What job does Ibrahim find for Nada with the United Nations in Amman?

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

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