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Oscar Nomination for Palestinian Teen From a news story by CNN San Francisco Reporter Rusty Dornin November 2002

I. A documentary is made in Jerusalem.

A. The name of the film is Promises.
B. It is about Palestinian and Jewish children.
C. Promises shows five years in the lives of these children.
D. This documentary has been nominated for an Oscar.

II. Sanabel Al-Faraja and Kayan are Arabic girls.

A. The two girls come to the U.S. for the Academy Awards.
B. They are worried about their families back in Jerusalem.
C. The army destroys tin homes in Kayan’s refugee camp.
D. Sanabel and Kayan use the Internet to contact their families.

III. At the Academy Awards, Sanabel and Kayan meet two Jewish boys.

A. They are glad to meet Jews who respect Arab rights
B. When back in Jerusalem, the boys try to call the girls.
C. Cut phone lines keep the boys and girls from talking.
D. Sanabel and Kayan are happy to learn the boys have called.

IV. Both girls are dancers in a troupe and still in school.

A. They and their families live in despair.
B. Sanabel and Kayan are angry about the Israeli army.
C. They understand why there are suicide bombings.
D. Both girls hope for peace but feel they have no future.

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