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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 is the result of the three years of instruction Elisha receives from Amram after his father's death?

2. What does Elisha think about his new wife after the week-long festival?

3. What impresses Elisha about the Roman court system?

4. Who is the leader of the rebels?

5. How old is Elisha when he gets married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Elisha sees a young boy climbing a tree for bird eggs. What happens to the little boy and how does it affect Elisha?

2. Why did the merchant's business suffer after taking his case to the Roman courts?

3. What do the two famous sages, Eliezer and Joshua, discuss at Elisha's circumcision ceremony?

4. Why is Manto so casual about buying another human slave?

5. How does Shraga treat Elisha when they're working on the merchant's court case together?

6. Why do you think Deborah is not comfortable around Meir and his wife Beruriah?

7. Why does Elisha seek out the Christians and Gnostics?

8. Do you think Elisha manipulated his friends to study Greek literature for his own purposes?

9. In Part One, Chapter XX, what advice does Nicholaus give to Elisha about Elisha's obsession with Greek literature?

10. Why does Pappas tell Elisha that he may move with him to Antioch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elisha quickly learns that with knowledge comes sadness. What other consequences, good or bad, can there be to learning and studying? Provide three examples for both the positive and negative sides.

Essay Topic 2

During Elisha's circumcision, Abuyah, Elisha's father, acts rudely toward the Jewish faith and custom. The congregation is incensed and two rabbis discuss whether or not Elisha will be affected by his father's actions. Does every soul create its own destiny like Rabbi Joshua believes? Or, is the other Rabbi who says Abuyah's actions will have an effect on Elisha, closer to the truth? What about the conclusion of the novel? Does Elisha's life seem to have been affected by his father's beliefs?

Essay Topic 3

Within As a Driven Leaf, a lot of promises are made and broken. Choose a side and argue whether or not promises should ever be broken. Cite three examples from the book that deal with promises to back up the argument.

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