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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. Elisha feels uneasy with Gad's sense of __________ and his knowledge about Elisha.

2. During what season does the opening section of the novel take place?

3. For six weeks, recruits are taught by ____________ instructors on how to use various kinds of weapons.

4. Elisha's previous idea about killing others included: If you kill, then you're taking on the function of _________.

5. Whose face does Elisha see as he is staring out the window during this particular night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the cellar of the two story building somewhere between Ramat-Gan and Tel Aviv used for?

2. What will happen to David ben Moshe as a result of his capture by the English?

3. How is David ben Moshe treated around the world during the time of conflict after his capture?

4. What happens to Elisha after he spends a month in a youth camp in Normandy, France?

5. What was the goal of the first rad that Elisha went on as a part of the Movement?

6. Why does Gad want Elisha to join the Movement of Jews who are fighting against the English?

7. How have the fighters of the Movement been attacking the English by surprise?

8. What is the face the Elisha sees the evening that takes place in this chapter?

9. What has Elisha done every night since learning the lesson of the beggar as it was taught to him?

10. What was the decision of the Old Man that Gad relayed to Elisha an hour earlier in the first chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elisha is a survivor of a Nazi work camp, and yet he becomes a killer for a group of people with strong beliefs - much like the Nazis preached.

Part 1: Why do you think Elisha didn't just walk away from the ideas of Gad?

Part 2: Why can't Elisha see that what he is doing is just as wrong as what the Nazis did to him and to others?

Part 3: Why do you think Elisha may have been more vulnerable to the words of Gad?

Essay Topic 2

Ilana has a radio broadcast that talks about the idea that certain deaths are meaningful and others are not.

Part 1: Why do you think some deaths are more meaningful than others?

Part 2: Why do you think Ilana condemns the British government for the death of John Dawson?

Part 3: Isn't Ilana's logic incorrect? Why does she praise a death that the Movement does not necessarily want to occur?

Essay Topic 3

Elisha's main goal in life was to figure out why he was victimized by others, heading to Sorbonne to study philosophy in order to answer these sorts of questions.

Part 1: Why do you think Elisha thought he would find peace in the study of philosophy?

Part 2: What subjects might you try to study if you were attempting to get past a horrible event in your lifetime? Why?

Part 3: Do you think Elisha could have gotten away from his ghosts had he simply studied at Sorbonne? Why or why not?

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