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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. Gideon is finally freed from his torture and imprisonment due to ______________.

2. When Elisha begs the boy for answers, what does the boy reply?

3. Dawson asks for Elisha's age and then tells him that is is ____________ for him.

4. What was the profession of the German resistance fighter from #163 that Elisha met?

5. Who is no longer yawning when Elisha goes upstairs after the execution?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Stefan at the concentration camp where Elisha was held as well?

2. What is the macabre reasoning for Catherine's desire to make love to Elisha at the youth camp in Normandy?

3. Who are the people who are sitting around the table at the start of this chapter?

4. What does John Dawson request from Elisha after he begins to pace around the room?

5. What did Elisha do to narrowly escape his own death, according to his recollection?

6. Who are some of the dead people that Elisha begins to see in the room around him?

7. What does Elisha begin to understand about the idea of killing others as he talks with the younger version of himself?

8. What did Gad do to narrowly escape his own death, according to his recollection?

9. Why is Elisha positive that John Dawson will not want anything to eat during his time being captured?

10. What does the beggar do to Elisha when Elisha begs for answers about the meaning of his words?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Pride seems to be a large part of the decisions which are being made in this story. People do things because they think they should, not because they want to do them necessarily.

Part 1: Why do you think the movements believe that they have to act a certain way?

Part 2: What do you think might happen if a side did back down? How would this be a bad thing for them?

Part 3: Do you think pride is a major cause of world struggles? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

While some people seem to have peaceful ideas of how to resolve the situation with the prisoners, others think otherwise.

Part 1: What is the value of trying to resolve the situation with the other side in a peaceful way?

Part 2: What is the benefit of resolving the situation in a violent way?

Part 3: What will change once violence has been done in the name of a Movement?

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