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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the policeman inform Saul of on the phone?

2. What does Aaron vow to have by his eighteenth birthday?

3. What is shefa in Hebrew?

4. What does Miriam become agitated about at the hospital?

5. What does Aaron cook Saul and Eliza for dinner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author foreshadow the problems that occur late in the book? Why is foreshadowing important to a story?

Essay Topic 3

How has Saul's upbringing affects the decisions he makes and how he brings up his own children? In what way does he repeat his father's mistakes?

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