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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Old Man believes the English only respect one thing. What is that one thing?
(a) Money
(b) Violence
(c) Action
(d) Peace

2. Elisha's goal is to enroll in a ___________ course at the Sorbonne school.
(a) Philosophy
(b) Law
(c) Poetry
(d) Latin

3. Elisha is usually uneasy about beggars who inspire in him mingled feelings of _________ and fear.
(a) Love
(b) Joy
(c) Strength
(d) Peace

4. ____________ seems indifferent to the idea of a man dying for no reason.
(a) Gad
(b) Elisha
(c) Ilana
(d) Gideon

5. During what season does the opening section of the novel take place?
(a) Spring
(b) Winter
(c) Summer
(d) Fall

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose face does Elisha see as he is staring out the window during this particular night?

2. Who comes knocking at Elisha's door just as he is asking questions of the world and his place in it?

3. In Hassidic legends, the ______________ is always portrayed standing, according to Elisha's understanding.

4. David ben Moshe's death sentence is the __________ death sentence the mandatory power in Palestine has imposed on the people of the Movement.

5. What does the mysterious figure ask of Elisha when he encounters him in the empty building?

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