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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the crying coming from as Elisha is standing at the window of the building?
(a) Cat
(b) Child
(c) Soldier
(d) Dog

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

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

4. A ____________ delegation is received at the White House where the U.S. president promises to help as well.
(a) Christian
(b) Russian
(c) Jewish
(d) English

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

6. What does Elisha have to do the following day that is making him pensive during this evening?
(a) Take a test
(b) Go home
(c) Kill a man
(d) Get married

7. Who comes knocking at Elisha's door just as he is asking questions of the world and his place in it?
(a) Gad
(b) Ilana
(c) Gideon
(d) David ben Moshe

8. Where does Elisha decide to go after he is granted asylum in their country?
(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) Spain
(d) England

9. The woman of #52 talks about David ben Moshe's death as being ___________.
(a) Horrible
(b) Unnecessary
(c) Meaningful
(d) Justified

10. Ilana's broadcasts are a product of the _______________, the men find out.
(a) Bible
(b) Old Man
(c) Media
(d) Torah

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

12. Who is taken as a hostage in order to even the score of Movement fighters who will be executed?
(a) Terrence Smith
(b) Richard Morton
(c) David ben Moshe
(d) John Dawson

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. ____________ inspires all Jewish men, woman and children during her radio program.

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

3. How old is Elisha when the story begins?

4. The Old Man believes the English only respect one thing. What is that one thing?

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

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