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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. When Gad offers to give Elisha a ____________, Elisha sees Gad as a Meshulah.

2. Ilana's broadcasts are a product of the _______________, the men find out.

3. To Elisha, ______________ was more of a sacred ideal than an actual place or a political slogan to them.

4. The house is a convenient choice as the comings and goings of ___________ seems to be reasonable activity.

5. Gad and David are childhood friends who entered the __________ together.

Short Essay Questions

1. How have the fighters of the Movement been attacking the English by surprise?

2. What is the cellar of the two story building somewhere between Ramat-Gan and Tel Aviv used for?

3. What is the lesson that the beggar taught Elisha when he was walking through the dark?

4. What does Ilana say about the two deaths of the two men who are to be executed?

5. What is the lesson of the grizzled master that Elisha remembers when he learns about the idea of killing others?

6. How is David ben Moshe treated around the world during the time of conflict after his capture?

7. What is the subject that Elisha wants to study when he is enrolled at Sorbonne in Paris?

8. What does Ilana say to John Dawson's mother during her radio program?

9. What do several masked instructors teach to the new recruits when they arrive in Palestine?

10. What has Elisha seen every night since hearing the advice of the beggar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The causes for which people fight compel them to act in dramatic ways. However, in modern culture, it can be hard to understand their motivation.

Part 1: Why do you think so many people fight for the Movement in this story?

Part 2: What causes do you think are worth fighting for? Why?

Part 3: Are there any causes you should see yourself getting violent for? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

According to all of the people who are guarding Dawson, they have cheated death in many a situation.

Part 1: Why do you think the author thought it was important for the characters to mention the fact that they had cheated death?

Part 2: Do you feel more or less sympathetic for these people as they speak about their brushes with death?

Part 3: Have you ever cheated death? How did that make you feel afterward? If not you, then someone else?

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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