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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT one of the adjectives one might use to describe the city at the time Elisha is experiencing it?
(a) Motionless
(b) Loud
(c) Silent
(d) Unreal

2. David ben Moshe's death sentence is the __________ death sentence the mandatory power in Palestine has imposed on the people of the Movement.
(a) 10th
(b) Second
(c) 9th
(d) First

3. An hour earlier, who relayed the decision of the Old Man to Elisha?
(a) Gad
(b) Ilana
(c) Gideon
(d) The Old Man

4. What does the mysterious figure ask of Elisha when he encounters him in the empty building?
(a) Who do you serve?
(b) What are your desires?
(c) Are you afraid of the dark?
(d) Do you know God?

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the crying coming from as Elisha is standing at the window of the building?

2. The High Commissioner of _________ announces that the entire population will be held responsible if the hostage is killed.

3. Every evening, Elisha stands near a window in order to greet the arrival of ___________.

4. One can distinguish between night and day by looking at a man's ___________, according to the beggar.

5. From whom did Elisha learn a lesson when he was a child of twelve?

(see the answer key)

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