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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. What two things does Dov touch as he repeats the oath of the Maccabees?

2. How had the Jews reclaimed the alkaline land of Beth Ha-Arava?

3. How does Ari know that an attack against Gan Dafna is imminent?

4. What is the purpose of setting off firecrackers during the attack on Gan Dafna?

5. What is the password on the night Dov Landau returns to Gan Dafna?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it that the Israeli army isn't attacking all Arab villages?

2. What is the conversation that takes place between Ari and Kitty after he begins to recover?

3. What effect does the radio cast have on the Jewish forces?

4. What is the message contained in the letter from Dov Landau?

5. What is Barak Ben Canaan's task as the Jewish people seek intervention from the United Nations?

6. What is the question facing the Jews after they are granted a state?

7. After the raid, Akiva is shot. Why does he then say that he must be taken to some hidden place?

8. What is the purpose of Ari's plan to have the British take a convoy of trucks to Gan Dafna knowing that the officials there won't evacuate?

9. Why does Kitty feel fear when she sees Karen leading the parade?

10. What activities occupy the Jews forced to live underground in the Huleh Valley? What impact does this have on the people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the fate of Dov's family? What is the impact on Dov?

Essay Topic 2

What is it that finally brings Kitty and Jordana to a truce? Describe their emerging relationship.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the situation Dov faced at Auschwitz. Were Jews the only group being targeted? What was the ultimate purpose of Auschwitz and the other extermination camps?

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