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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of Palestine did Fawzi Kabir sell most of to the Jews?

3. Why is one of Ibrahim's villagers captured by Mufti and Mujahedeen?

4. What does kibbutz of Shemesh propose to Ibn Yussuf?

5. What number wife is Hagar for Ibrahim?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during Gideon's meetings with British Colonel Frederick Brompton?

2. What have groups of Arab leaders begun doing since the mention of a partition of Palestine?

3. How do the Mufti increase Arab violence toward Jews?

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

5. What do the Jews do to prepare their land for farming?

6. What is Gideon's role after the news of the Jewish death camps?

7. What role does Fawzi Kabir play in displacing Arabs from Palestine?

8. Why does Ibrahim have a feast for Kabir when he arrived in Tabah?

9. What happens to the British installations after the attacks led by Kaukji?

10. How does Ibrahim's father pass on power before he dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the purpose of education throughout this novel? Examine the different schools that are mentioned in the book. How do their goals vary? What type of education is being provided and why?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the symbolism of Ibrahim's dagger. Consider how Ibrahim came to own it and all the action it sees throughout the novel. What does the dagger represent?

Essay Topic 3

Ishmael had a complicated relationship with his father. Analyze the ways that these characters interacted with each other. What did the relationship mean to each party? What is significant about the way their relationship ended?

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