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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. Whose face does Elisha see as he is staring out the window during this particular night?

2. Gad and David are childhood friends who entered the __________ together.

3. Gad talks to Elisha about realizing the age old Jewish dream of an independent ____________.

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

5. Which side of the English vs. Palestinian conflict has probably had more casualties?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Gad offers Elisha a future when he visits with him one fateful day?

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

3. What happens to Elisha after he spends a month in a youth camp in Normandy, France?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even in the face of pain and suffering, people in the Movement do not die - at least among the group of five.

Part 1: How do you think the five feel about their brushes with death?

Part 2: What do you think the Movement thinks about all of these brushes with death?

Part 3: Do you think these five have just been lucky or has divine intervention played a part?

Essay Topic 2

While some people seem to have peaceful ideas of how to resolve the situation with the prisoners, others think otherwise.

Part 1: What is the value of trying to resolve the situation with the other side in a peaceful way?

Part 2: What is the benefit of resolving the situation in a violent way?

Part 3: What will change once violence has been done in the name of a Movement?

Essay Topic 3

Elisha's main goal in life was to figure out why he was victimized by others, heading to Sorbonne to study philosophy in order to answer these sorts of questions.

Part 1: Why do you think Elisha thought he would find peace in the study of philosophy?

Part 2: What subjects might you try to study if you were attempting to get past a horrible event in your lifetime? Why?

Part 3: Do you think Elisha could have gotten away from his ghosts had he simply studied at Sorbonne? Why or why not?

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