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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 kibbutz of Shemesh propose to Ibn Yussuf?

2. Where does Heusseini have a villa?

3. What year is it when Farouk tells Ibrahim that the Jews are coming?

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

5. Where do Ibrahim and his friends and family listen to the news on the radio as Germany begins taking over countries?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Brompton give regarding Plan D?

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

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

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

5. What is Ishmael's childhood like?

6. What happens after an Arab attacked a woman in a kibbutz in 1925?

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

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

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

10. As a child, what is Ishmael's relationship with the Jews like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What type of leader is Ibrahim? Support your opinion using detailed examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the murders that happened in this novel and compare and contrast them. Consider the motives, the impact, and the symbolism of each murder.

Essay Topic 3

Select two of the conferences held in this novel and compare and contrast them. Who attended? What were the goals? What was actually accomplished?

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