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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. In what area does Elisha spend time in a youth camp after moving to his new country?

2. The woman of #52 talks about David ben Moshe's death as being ___________.

3. Elisha's previous idea about killing others included: If you kill, then you're taking on the function of _________.

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

5. What is the only thing Elisha knows about the man he will be facing the following day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ilana say to John Dawson's mother during her radio program?

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

4. Why didn't Elisha want to return to his native town where his family used to live?

5. What does the English army do in response to the kidnapping of Captain John Dawson?

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

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

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

9. What are some of the basic ideas of the Movement's ideology as taught to recruits by Gad?

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

Pride seems to be a large part of the decisions which are being made in this story. People do things because they think they should, not because they want to do them necessarily.

Part 1: Why do you think the movements believe that they have to act a certain way?

Part 2: What do you think might happen if a side did back down? How would this be a bad thing for them?

Part 3: Do you think pride is a major cause of world struggles? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In many stories, the ending includes the redemption of those who are right and the slaughter of those who are wrong.

Part 1: Why do you think the author still had Dawson die within this story?

Part 2: How might the story have been different had Dawson been left alive?

Part 3: Do you think this is a realistic story to tell? Why or why not?

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