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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 Elisha dismayed to discover when he arrives to help with the court case?
2. Where are Elisha and Deborah to stay when at the feast?
3. What sort of people does Elisha find himself in the company of after accepting an invitation to dinner by one of the rhetoricians?
4. Why is Elisha overcome with discontent when he visits with Meir and Beruriah?
5. What are the names of Meir's children?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part One, Chapter VI, what does Uncle Amram teach Elisha about his estate?
2. Why are Akiba and the two Simeons uncomfortable talking to Elisha about Greek literature?
3. What strikes Elisha as characteristic about the people of Antioch?
4. Which friend of Elisha's is better at processing the Greek literature than the other two? Why?
5. Do you think Elisha manipulated his friends to study Greek literature for his own purposes?
6. What is the job of the Sanhedrin?
7. What do you think Abuyah means by his dying words to Elisha?
8. Why does one rabbi give the opinion that wisdom cannot be found in pagan literature?
9. What did Elisha drop in his Jewish academy class?
10. Why is Elisha fascinated by Akiba when he meets him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 10, Elisha's life seems to be improving. He has success and good friends and financial security. However, is Elisha truly happy? What would make Elisha happier? Does happiness lie in material possessions, or in something else? Cite three examples to support a workable definition of happiness that applies to the themes of As a Driven Leaf.
Essay Topic 2
After the ex-communication, Akiba randomly meets Elisha on the road. However, Akiba does not speak to Elisha because he is honoring the orders of the ex-communication. Is Akiba's behavior too drastic? Should the bonds of friendship be more important than the bonds of law? Cite three examples from the book when friendship and rules are at odds.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Manto is so casual about picking another human slave? Why is Elisha so disturbed by the process of human trade? Compare Manto's behavior with a similar behavior in American history. Draw conclusions about the nature of subjugating another human being and how this affects the human race.
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