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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 wants to impose the image of ____________ torturer on John Dawson, but he cannot.

2. Elisha does not believe that a man about to die could ever be ______________.

3. Elisha believes he lost the answer to #146 on his way to _______________.

4. John refuses to be ______________ when he is executed.

5. Elisha comments that Dawson's hands are the hands of a _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are some of the dead people that Elisha begins to see in the room around him?

2. What does John Dawson request from Elisha after he begins to pace around the room?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does the room feel crowded to Elisha as the clock ticks past midnight in the chapter?

8. Why does John Dawson appear to pity Elisha instead of being mad at him?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elisha's main goal in life was to figure out why he was victimized by others, heading to Sorbonne to study philosophy in order to answer these sorts of questions.

Part 1: Why do you think Elisha thought he would find peace in the study of philosophy?

Part 2: What subjects might you try to study if you were attempting to get past a horrible event in your lifetime? Why?

Part 3: Do you think Elisha could have gotten away from his ghosts had he simply studied at Sorbonne? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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