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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. To Elisha, ______________ was more of a sacred ideal than an actual place or a political slogan to them.

2. How many people came along on the first raid in which Elisha participated?

3. _____________ movements in Europe protest in front of British embassies.

4. All around the world, _____________ is treated as a hero for the situation he is in.

5. Elisha is usually uneasy about beggars who inspire in him mingled feelings of _________ and fear.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the decision of the Old Man that Gad relayed to Elisha an hour earlier in the first chapter?

2. What does Elisha know about the man who is residing in the hiding place where Elisha is?

3. What do several masked instructors teach to the new recruits when they arrive in Palestine?

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

5. What will happen to David ben Moshe as a result of his capture by the English?

6. What does Elisha envy in the Old Man, regardless of what he instructs them to do for the cause?

7. What is the cellar of the two story building somewhere between Ramat-Gan and Tel Aviv used for?

8. How can one tell the different between night and day time, according to the beggar in Elisha's memory?

9. What is the face the Elisha sees the evening that takes place in this chapter?

10. What is the eleventh commandment that is taught to the recruits by a masked man with a soft voice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gad is seen as someone who changes Elisha's life, but an outsider might also see his actions as attempting to brainwash the boy.

Part 1: How is Gad like a messenger in Elisha's life? How does he speak to Elisha in a way that reaches him?

Part 2: In what ways is Gad brainwashing the boy? Do you think this is being done on purpose?

Part 3: Do you think Gad is brainwashed by his own ideas? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Elisha is a survivor of a Nazi work camp, and yet he becomes a killer for a group of people with strong beliefs - much like the Nazis preached.

Part 1: Why do you think Elisha didn't just walk away from the ideas of Gad?

Part 2: Why can't Elisha see that what he is doing is just as wrong as what the Nazis did to him and to others?

Part 3: Why do you think Elisha may have been more vulnerable to the words of Gad?

Essay Topic 3

The causes for which people fight compel them to act in dramatic ways. However, in modern culture, it can be hard to understand their motivation.

Part 1: Why do you think so many people fight for the Movement in this story?

Part 2: What causes do you think are worth fighting for? Why?

Part 3: Are there any causes you should see yourself getting violent for? Why or why not?

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