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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. Which of the attackers makes his way onto the Concorde before it falls from the ledge?
2. How does Isaac Burg explain the defenders' success?
3. What does Shear-jashub see as his mission?
4. How many Ashbals participate in the final attack?
5. What message does Teddy Laskov radio to Miriam Bernstein?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Salim Tayid able to survive when none of the other Ashbals attacking the west bank do?
2. Why does Miriam Bernstein believe that Jacob Hausner wanted to stay behind?
3. What advantages does the Sherji, the hot desert wind, give to the attackers?
4. How does Yigael Tekoah become a hero?
5. How does the guard recognize that Benjamin Dobkin is not an Ashbal?
6. How and when was Jeremiah's prophecy fulfilled that said, "The sea shall come up upon Babylon; she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof"?
7. Once radio contact is established, why doesn't Teddy Laskov ask David Becker if Miriam Bernstein is still alive?
8. What lesson has Salem Hamadi learned as he watches the way Ahmed Rish deals with the young Ashbals?
9. Why does Jacob Hausner think it is better for Miriam Bernstein to cry and howl when she is suffering pain and grief?
10. Why does Miriam Bernstein believe the role of the scribe is so important?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What irony do you see in that fact that Arabic and Hebrew are so closely related linguistically? "Salaam," the Arabic word for peace, and "Shalom," the Hebrew word for peace, are examples. In your essay, discuss the following question: What more is required to produce peace than linguistic similarity?
Essay Topic 2
The quotation of scriptural prophecies create the impression that DeMille wants readers to see the characters in this story as part of Biblical prophecy. In your essay, analyze whether these characters see themselves as part of a long history or as isolated participants in a single event, alone and unsupported in the larger world. Use quotations from the story to substantiate your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
What do you make of the fact that even hardened warriors like Jacob Hausner can quote from the Talmud by heart or that even a villain like Ahmed Rish believes in the ancient Babylonian god of wind and death? In your essay, discuss the effect of belonging to an ancient civilization on the modern characters in this story.
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