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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. Elisha also wants to find out what makes a man most truly a _________ in this world.

2. Elisha seeks to explore questions such as why he was ___________, where God is to be found, etc.

3. Elisha believes it is necessary to kill in order to change his people's ____________.

4. Ilana's broadcasts are a product of the _______________, the men find out.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Elisha rationalize the killing of others in the name of the Movement, even though scripture condemns it?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The presence of the Old Man is mysterious, though he controls all that happens in the story, it seems at times.

Part 1: Who do you think the Old Man is and just how powerful is he really in relation to the Movement?

Part 2: Why do you think the followers believe in what the Old Man says?

Part 3: Why do you think the followers go along with the ideas of the Old Man, even though they disagree?

Essay Topic 2

Ilana and Gideon look upon Dawson with kindness and with compassion, which seems odd as they are agreeing to kill him.

Part 1: Why do you think Gideon and Ilana seem to harbor no ill will toward Dawson in the story?

Part 2: How would you react if you were in the same room as a person who was going to die?

Part 3: Why do you think the group has not told Dawson he is going to die until he does?

Essay Topic 3

According to all of the people who are guarding Dawson, they have cheated death in many a situation.

Part 1: Why do you think the author thought it was important for the characters to mention the fact that they had cheated death?

Part 2: Do you feel more or less sympathetic for these people as they speak about their brushes with death?

Part 3: Have you ever cheated death? How did that make you feel afterward? If not you, then someone else?

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