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

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

3. What kinds of lessons does Elisha immerse himself in when he is set up in his new home?

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

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

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

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

5. What has Elisha done every night since learning the lesson of the beggar as it was taught to him?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the city setting at the start of the story when Elisha is standing near a window.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Dawson's mother makes a plea for her son's life, but it falls on seemingly deaf ears. Even the mother's cries for her child are not heard.

Part 1: Why do you think Dawson's mother pleads for the safe return of her child?

Part 2: Do you think Dawson's mother should have made a plea for the safe return of Dawson? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think the use of the mother to call out for her child is a good move or a weak one? Why?

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