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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. Who beats Elisha to bringing the food down to John Dawson?

2. Elisha owes his life to a ______________, according to his story.

3. The woman in the work camp likes making love to ____________ who are about to die.

4. John refuses to be ______________ when he is executed.

5. What does Elisha do as John Dawson begins to talk some more?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Elisha tell John Dawson about the meaning of his name after John comments on it?

3. What does the boy tell Elisha about all of the faces that Elisha sees around him in the room?

4. What did Gideon do to narrowly escape his own death, according to his recollection?

5. What is strange about the boy that Elisha sees among the dead people who begin to surround him in the room?

6. Why does the room feel crowded to Elisha as the clock ticks past midnight in the chapter?

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

8. What does the Berlin Chief of the Gestapo do to Stefan in order to try to get information from him?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dawson's mother makes a plea for her son's life, but it falls on seemingly deaf ears. Even the mother's cries for her child are not heard.

Part 1: Why do you think Dawson's mother pleads for the safe return of her child?

Part 2: Do you think Dawson's mother should have made a plea for the safe return of Dawson? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think the use of the mother to call out for her child is a good move or a weak one? Why?

Essay Topic 2

The story of the beggar has stayed with Elisha throughout his life, causing him to be less than afraid of the dark.

Part 1: Why do you think the story of the beggar has stayed with Elisha throughout the years?

Part 2: Do you think the beggar could have been symbolic of something else in Elisha's life? If so, what?

Part 3: What made you not be afraid of the dark anymore? Did a certain person teach you not to be afraid?

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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