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

2. What is NOT one of the ways mentioned that might be considered 'any means necessary' in the goal of the Movement?

3. Every evening, Elisha stands near a window in order to greet the arrival of ___________.

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

5. Elisha is now hearing about Jews, not as ___________, but as fighters who are simply claiming what is theirs.

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 the English army do in response to the kidnapping of Captain John Dawson?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Elisha, the main character, come to be in France after the events of WWII?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The media begins to circulate reports about the escalating tension between the two groups and their respective prisoners.

Part 1: In what ways does the media help the situation which is taking place in the story? Or don't they?

Part 2: Why do you think people rely on the media to help them in hostage situations?

Part 3: Do you think the media's intentions are completely pure in these sorts of situations? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Ilana has a radio broadcast that talks about the idea that certain deaths are meaningful and others are not.

Part 1: Why do you think some deaths are more meaningful than others?

Part 2: Why do you think Ilana condemns the British government for the death of John Dawson?

Part 3: Isn't Ilana's logic incorrect? Why does she praise a death that the Movement does not necessarily want to occur?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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