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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 does John Dawson continue to do as Elisha raises his revolver to shoot him?

2. What is John Dawson staring at when Elisha enters his room to meet him?

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

4. Usually Elisha found the _________ of his rabbi, his old master to be reassuring, but not this time.

5. Elisha was named for a man who was a prophet of ____________, as he explains.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the beggar do to Elisha when Elisha begs for answers about the meaning of his words?

2. What is the question that Elisha asks of every ghost in the room with him, though he has a hard time getting an answer?

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

4. What does Gideon reveal to Elisha about John Dawson, which surprises Elisha?

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

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

7. What does the Berlin Chief of the Gestapo do to Stefan in order to try to get information from him?

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

9. What does Elisha tell John Dawson about the meaning of his name after John comments on it?

10. What did Ilana do to narrowly escape her own death, according to her recollection?

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 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

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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