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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 much money does Ibrahim get for selling his truck?

2. How is Sabri able to support his family in Gaza?

3. How long will an analysis of Ibrahim's artifact from the cave take?

4. Where does Ishmael want to sell the items he found in the cave?

5. How old is Ishmael when he begins to teach at Wadi Bakkah School?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hamdi convince Nada to stay with him as his lover?

2. What role does Mudhil give Ibrahim in an upcoming conference in Part 4, Chapter 5?

3. Why does Prince Ali Rahman call Kabir in Zurich?

4. What does Ibrahim discuss at the West Bank Refugee Convention?

5. How does Mudhil help Ibrahim make it to the Zurich conference?

6. What happens after the death of Abdullah?

7. What is the lie surrounding Jamil's death?

8. What are the refugee camps like in Jericho?

9. Why does Ibrahim tell Ishmael he may have to kill Sabri?

10. What happens to Ishmael when he is with the Sirhan Bedouin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Dr. Mudhil impact the relationship between Ishmael and the world around him? How would you characterize, or describe, Mudhil's role in this novel?

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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