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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. Why is Ramiza treated poorly by the people of Tabah?

2. What does Abdullah want to do with Jerusalem?

3. How did the Jews respond to the first offer of a partitioned country?

4. What subject does Mr. Salmi especially encourage Ishmael in?

5. What did Ishmael's mother encourage him to do when he was staying with her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 16, what do Sheik Azziz and Ibrahim discuss during their trip?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Nada defies the role her father wants her to have, and therefore she shames the family and must die. Explain what Nada represents in this novel and how she changes throughout the course of the book.

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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