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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does kibbutz of Shemesh propose to Ibn Yussuf?
(a) They will give him half their crops.
(b) They will can his oil.
(c) They will refer all their customers to him.
(d) They will market his oil.

2. What does Kabir promise Farouk after the war if he stays in Tabah?
(a) One third of the land.
(b) Five new brides.
(c) A leadership position.
(d) Forty-thousand dollars.

3. Where does Kaukji tell Ibrahim he must take his people and their tribes?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Jaffa.
(c) Iran.
(d) Jerusalem.

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

5. What subject does Mr. Salmi especially encourage Ishmael in?
(a) Reading.
(b) Math.
(c) Science.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ishmael when he makes a deal with his brother concerning parcels of land?

2. After meeting daily with Ben-Gurion, what compromise does Gideon reach?

3. What does Abdullah want to do with Jerusalem?

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

5. After befriending a Jewish junkyard dealer, what language does Ishmael learn to read?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mercedes arrives in Tabah on Christmas day?

2. What does Ibrahim do to try to secure safe passage for his villagers to Beruit.

3. What surprises the Arabs when they attack the Jews for the first time?

4. What happens during the United Nations meeting on November 29, 1947?

5. What do Ibrahim and Gideon discuss when they meet in Part 2, Chapter 7?

6. Why does Ibrahim call Gideon in Part 2, Chapter 11?

7. When Gideon and Foote meet in a Jerusalem restaurant to discuss the events in Tabah that worry them, what do they focus on?

8. As a child, what does Ishmael think about his religion?

9. What happens when Ibrahim goes to the bank to withdraw money to pay for the boat he needs to go to Gaza?

10. What happens to Ramiza's first born son?

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