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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. Where are the sick children taken immediately after the standoff with the Exodus ends?

2. What fate does Karen learn befell her mother and brothers?

3. What is the name given to Ari's younger sister?

4. What acronym does Ari write on the fake British camp he establishes and what does he say it stands for?

5. Why does Karen want to go to Palestine?

Short Essay Questions

1. When journalist Theodor Herzl hears the cry of "Death to all Jews," he comes to the conclusion that was echoed by many other Jews. What was that conclusion?

2. What happened to Kitty following the death of her husband and daughter?

3. Where did Karen Hansen Clement grow up?

4. What does Sutherland say about the ability to frighten residents of the camp into submission?

5. Describe Major Caldwell's attitude toward Jews.

6. What are the reactions of Jakov and Jossi to the death of their father?

7. Describe the traditional Sunday activities of Simon Rabinsky and his family.

8. How do Jakov and Jossi escape when they are cornered by a group of students intent on beating them up?

9. David, one of the adults aboard the Exodus, is asked whether they should give in to demands and return the children to port. What is his reply?

10. Who was Andrew Dreyfus and what is the significance of his death for the Jewish community?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the ideal of Israel and home so important to many of the Jews?

Essay Topic 2

Describe life in the commune farms established by the Jews. What are the pros and cons of these?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Jordana's loss of David, Ari's loss of Dafna and Kitty's loss of her husband. How are they the same? How do the situations differ?

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