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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One can distinguish between night and day by looking at a man's ___________, according to the beggar.
(a) Mouth
(b) Hands
(c) Eyes
(d) Hair

2. If one sees a __________, then night has succeed the day, for night has a face.
(a) Face
(b) Hand
(c) Shadow
(d) Star

3. The High Commissioner of _________ announces that the entire population will be held responsible if the hostage is killed.
(a) Egypt
(b) England
(c) Israel
(d) Palestine

4. Whose face does Elisha see as he is staring out the window during this particular night?
(a) His own
(b) His father's
(c) The rabbi's
(d) The beggar's

5. What is the only thing Elisha knows about the man he will be facing the following day?
(a) He has 2 girls
(b) He is a traitor to their cause
(c) He hates him
(d) He is an Englishman

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Elisha encounter the old beggar who tells him a story he has not forgotten?

2. During what season does the opening section of the novel take place?

3. Who is taken as a hostage in order to even the score of Movement fighters who will be executed?

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

5. How is David ben Moshe scheduled to die according to the judgment of military law?

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