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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 does not want to take the food to Dawson, preferring to remember him as the man who never _________.

2. Elisha wants to impose the image of ____________ torturer on John Dawson, but he cannot.

3. Ilana understands why Elisha doesn't want to see John Dawson - he is ________.

4. What is NOT one of the things that John Dawson asks Elisha to bring him?

5. Who does Elisha see filing into the room, making the room feel very crowded?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is ironic about the room in which John is being held as a prisoner?

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

4. What did Ilana do to narrowly escape her own death, according to her recollection?

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

6. What is the question that Elisha asks of every ghost in the room with him, though he has a hard time getting an answer?

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

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

9. What does John refuse to do when Elisha is preparing to kill him?

10. How are things different when Elisha returns upstairs after the killing of John Dawson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The cries of the child echo throughout the city, giving Elisha something to think about.

Part 1: What might the cries of the child signify to Elisha and to the story as a whole?

Part 2: In what ways is Elisha still a child in this story? Why?

Part 3: Do you think the cries of the child would change your mind if you were in Elisha's shoes? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Facing the man he is to kill is not a simple task for Elisa, nor would many people consider it a simple task.

Part 1: Why do you think Elisha wants to face the man he is told he will kill in the morning?

Part 2: Why do you think Dawson tries to talk with Elisha before he dies?

Part 3: Would you have been able to sit and talk with the man who you were about to kill? Why or why not?

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