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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 does Avarm say he never imagined?
2. Why is Ora excited in the time she and Avram are spending together?
3. What does Ilan reveal to Avram about Ora?
4. What does Ilan admit fearing?
5. From where does Ilan say he has come to collect classified information?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Avram ask Ora when he awoke, what was her response and what was his response?
2. Why did Ilan think Avram was dead?
3. What does Ora wonder about Ofer and the war what did Ofer do that was hard for Ora to handle?
4. What does Avram realize about the trip he is on?
5. Why does Avram startle Ora as she is writing, what does he ask and what is her reply?
6. How does Ora feel about Ofer forgetting a man in a freezer, what does Illan do about her reaction?
7. How long did it take Ofer to make a bed and what did he do with it?
8. How does Ora feel when she returns from the store and what does she say about Ofer?
9. What does Avram ask Ora after she describes Ofer to him and what do they do?
10. Why did Avram jump from a tree, what did Ora say to him and his soul and what did Ilan tell Avram about Ora loving him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In most fiction, readers would like all the loose ends to be neatly "tied up." Discuss the following:
1. Do you think "To the End of the Land" is successful as a learning tool? Why or why not.
2. What about this book would motivate you to read another of David Grossman's novels? What would discourage you from doing so?
3. Were all the "loose ends" satisfactorily settled for you? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss one of the following:
1. Define irony in literary terms. Discuss the irony of the situation of how Ora says Avram is her soul mate and yet she marries Ilan.
2. Define symbolism in literary terms. Discuss the use and meaning of five symbols you choose to analyze from "To the End of the Land". What do they symbolize? Is the symbolism obvious? Effective? Does the symbolism contribute to the enjoyment of reading?
3. Discuss five literary devices that occur in "To the End of the Land" and how they are used. Are they effective? Do they add or detract from the reading of the book? Why or why not. Some possible techniques: Allusion, connotation, denouement, dialogue, flashback, figurative language, motif, metaphor, narrator, point of view, simile, mood, and puns.
Essay Topic 3
Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of David Grossman.
2. What in Grossman's background may have helped him in writing "To the End of the Land"? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?
3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.
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