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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. Gideon thinks he is only alive because he did not admit _____________.

2. What does Ilana serve to the people who are sitting around the table?

3. When Elisha begs the boy for answers, what does the boy reply?

4. Who has not eaten all day because he is upset about what is going to happen to John Dawson?

5. What does Gad reply when Elisha asks what he would have done if the men hadn't made a choice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first question John Dawson asks after Elisha and John stare at each other for a while?

2. What does Elisha begin to understand about the idea of killing others as he talks with the younger version of himself?

3. What happened to Stefan at the concentration camp where Elisha was held as well?

4. What does John Dawson do when Gideon tells him that he is going to die at dawn the next day?

5. What does Elisha ask John Dawson about when he sees how slender his fingers and hands are?

6. What does Ilana say when she talks about she also kills with her voice? Do they have a choice?

7. What does John Dawson reveal about his appetite on the last night before his execution?

8. Why is Elisha positive that John Dawson will not want anything to eat during his time being captured?

9. Who are the people who are sitting around the table at the start of this chapter?

10. What is the macabre reasoning for Catherine's desire to make love to Elisha at the youth camp in Normandy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elisha seems to be a simple character, someone who is going to kill someone else, even though it's not clear at first why he needs to do this.

Part 1: Why do you think Elisha thinks it's okay for the prisoner to die?

Part 2: Why do you think Elisa believes killing in general is okay?

Part 3: Why didn't Elisha just refuse to kill the prisoner when he was told to do so?

Essay Topic 2

The lines between what is wrong and what is right are blurred in this story as both sides have a compelling case based on their beliefs.

Part 1: Why do you think killing is thought to be okay in certain situations?

Part 2: Do you agree that killing in the name of a belief is right? Why or why not?

Part 3: What do you think the Movement also could have done to get David back?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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