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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) Truer
(b) Easier
(c) Purer
(d) Stiller

2. The fighters in the Movement have been attacking under the cover of __________, taking the English by surprise.
(a) Darkness
(b) Disguises
(c) English uniforms
(d) Trees

3. The first mission of Elisha was to attack a _______________ on the road between Haifa and Tel Aviv.
(a) Army Captain
(b) Lone tank
(c) Supply bus
(d) Military convoy

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

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

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

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

8. How old is Elisha when the story begins?
(a) 25
(b) 20
(c) 18
(d) 17

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

10. The ____________ leaders recommend prudence and implore the Old Man not to go too far.
(a) Indian
(b) English
(c) Zionist
(d) American

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

12. What does Gad do during the fateful mission which allows them to get away?
(a) Shoot a captain
(b) Hide David
(c) Change a tire
(d) Scream for help

13. The radio announcer says that the _____________ is responsible for the death of David ben Moshe.
(a) British government
(b) Movement
(c) US government
(d) German government

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

15. What is the commandment that the Jews have tried to live by, though they have suffered in the process?
(a) Thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain
(b) Thou shalt not have no other Gods but me
(c) Thou shalt not kill
(d) Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The goal of the Movement is simple: to get the ___________ out by any means necessary.

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

4. The Movement's objective is to kill the greatest number of __________ possible.

5. What is NOT one of the adjectives one might use to describe the city at the time Elisha is experiencing it?

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