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

2. How old is Ishmael when he leaves school?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 6 what does Kaukji plan to do before the other Arab countries invade?

4. What country is Gustav Bockmann native to?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Ishmael's childhood like?

5. What do the Jewish people do when they first arrive?

6. What advice does Brompton give regarding Plan D?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the Jericho Project. What were the purposes of the project and why did it fail? What does this project represent to this region of the Middle East?

Essay Topic 2

Arab tradition guides the lives of several characters in this novel. Choose three elements of Arab tradition and explain how they impact the characters in this novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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