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Reading Comprehension Quiz (Laura Blumenfeld, “The Apology”)

Reading Comprehension Quiz

Laura Blumenfeld, “The Apology”

Read “The Apology” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.

Question 13.47 Why was Blumenfeld’s father in Israel?

1. Why was Blumenfeld’s father in Israel?

He was a Mossad agent working against the Palestinians.

He was a businessman on a trip to investigate the Arab marketplace.

He was visiting museums.

None of the above.

Question 13.48 Why did Blumenfeld write the article?

2. Why did Blumenfeld write the article?

She wished to gain revenge on the man who shot her father through making her father human.

She was trying to find the truth about why her father was shot.

She was working to understand the motivations of the shooter.

All of the above.

Question 13.49 What was life like for the Khatibs living on the West Bank?

3. What was life like for the Khatibs living on the West Bank?

They were quite poor.

They were wealthy merchants.

They lived as radicals poised to fight against Israel.

None of the above.

Question 13.50 Why was Omar seeking parole?

4. Why was Omar seeking parole?

He had paid for his crime and wished to be released.

He was ill.

He felt he had committed no crime and wished to pursue life outside of the prison.

None of the above.

Question 13.51 What kind of book did Omar write in prison

5. What kind of book did Omar write in prison?

a grammar book on Hebrew

critical essays on Russian literature

a grammar book on English

a French novel

Question 13.52 Where did Blumenfeld finally meet Omar?

6. Where did Blumenfeld finally meet Omar?

a courtroom

the prison

the Khatibs’ home

the streets of Jerusalem

Question 13.53 How might the tone of this article be described?

7. How might the tone of this article be described?

earnest

cathartic

devious

patronizing

Question 13.54 Why does Omar say he shot David Blumenfeld?

8. Why does Omar say he shot David Blumenfeld?

because Omar was a soldier in a holy war

because he was told to kill David specifically

because there was no one else available

None of the above.