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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. The Old Man believes the English only respect one thing. What is that one thing?
(a) Action
(b) Money
(c) Violence
(d) Peace

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is a Meshulah, or the person that Elisha sees Gad during his time with Elisha?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the city setting at the start of the story when Elisha is standing near a window.

2. How is David ben Moshe treated around the world during the time of conflict after his capture?

3. How have the fighters of the Movement been attacking the English by surprise?

4. What does Ilana say about the two deaths of the two men who are to be executed?

5. What makes Elisha feel uneasy about Gad when Gad first enters his life at his furnished flat?

6. Why does Gad want Elisha to join the Movement of Jews who are fighting against the English?

7. What has Elisha seen every night since hearing the advice of the beggar?

8. What is the lesson that the beggar taught Elisha when he was walking through the dark?

9. What was the goal of the first rad that Elisha went on as a part of the Movement?

10. What are some of the operations that Elisha has taken part in since his arrival in Palestine?

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