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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. The High Commissioner of _________ announces that the entire population will be held responsible if the hostage is killed.

2. For six weeks, recruits are taught by ____________ instructors on how to use various kinds of weapons.

3. Elisha learns from his first raid that it is not easy to play the part of ___________.

4. ____________ seems indifferent to the idea of a man dying for no reason.

5. The leaders of England feel that a pardon will be interpreted as a sign of ____________ and that it will encourage other young idealists.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the subject that Elisha wants to study when he is enrolled at Sorbonne in Paris?

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

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?

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