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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The beggar tells Elisha not to be afraid of the dark. Night is ____________ than day.
(a) Stiller
(b) Easier
(c) Purer
(d) Truer

2. Where does Elisha not want to return to after he is freed from the camps of the Nazis?
(a) Russia
(b) Germany
(c) Palestine
(d) His native town

3. ____________ inspires all Jewish men, woman and children during her radio program.
(a) Ilana
(b) Isabel
(c) Ruth
(d) Maria

4. Who owns the house that houses John Dawson as he is being hidden away from the English?
(a) Math professor
(b) Ilana
(c) Elisha
(d) Language professor

5. For generations, the Jewish people have suffered quietly, trying to abide by the ___________ commandment.
(a) First
(b) Tenth
(c) Fifth
(d) Sixth

6. Who is the other soldier who is killed during the skirmish which takes place when David is taken prisoner?
(a) John
(b) Dan
(c) Joab
(d) Elijah

7. Elisha is now hearing about Jews, not as ___________, but as fighters who are simply claiming what is theirs.
(a) Warriors
(b) Slaves
(c) Victims
(d) Lenders

8. The leaders of England feel that a pardon will be interpreted as a sign of ____________ and that it will encourage other young idealists.
(a) Violence
(b) Power
(c) Passivity
(d) Weakness

9. The house is a convenient choice as the comings and goings of ___________ seems to be reasonable activity.
(a) Younger people
(b) Soldiers
(c) Elisha
(d) Supplies

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

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

12. Elisha feels uneasy with Gad's sense of __________ and his knowledge about Elisha.
(a) Action
(b) Truth
(c) Purpose
(d) Religion

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

14. At the end of his first raid, Elisha feels __________ as he finds himself in the same position as the SS guards.
(a) Justified
(b) Powerful
(c) Sick
(d) Redeemed

15. The Old Man believes they cannot back away from their plans or the __________ will then seem weak to the outside world.
(a) Religion
(b) Media
(c) English
(d) Movement

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Gad offers to give Elisha a ____________, Elisha sees Gad as a Meshulah.

3. Elisha's goal is to enroll in a ___________ course at the Sorbonne school.

4. From what concentration camp did Elisha come during the events of World War II?

5. Who did Ilana see cry, something which moves Elisha when he hears about it?

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