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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Gad do incessantly as he talked to Elisha about his ideas of the world?
(a) Jump
(b) Pace
(c) Smoke
(d) Drink

5. All around the world, _____________ is treated as a hero for the situation he is in.
(a) Old Man
(b) Elisha
(c) David ben Moshe
(d) John Dawson

Short Answer Questions

1. Gad talks to Elisha about realizing the age old Jewish dream of an independent ____________.

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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