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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. What is the emotion that Ilana holds for John Dawson, the soldier?

2. The house is a convenient choice as the comings and goings of ___________ seems to be reasonable activity.

3. What kind of job is taking place when David ben Moshe is wounded and captured by the English?

4. The ____________ leaders recommend prudence and implore the Old Man not to go too far.

5. How is David ben Moshe scheduled to die according to the judgment of military law?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the eleventh commandment that is taught to the recruits by a masked man with a soft voice?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The cries of the child echo throughout the city, giving Elisha something to think about.

Part 1: What might the cries of the child signify to Elisha and to the story as a whole?

Part 2: In what ways is Elisha still a child in this story? Why?

Part 3: Do you think the cries of the child would change your mind if you were in Elisha's shoes? Why or why not?

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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