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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 NOT one of the torture methods used on Gideon during a time when he was arrested?

2. Elisha does not want to take the food to Dawson, preferring to remember him as the man who never _________.

3. What time is it when Ilana and Joab comment about how it's the longest night they've ever lived through?

4. Elisha owes his life to a ______________, according to his story.

5. What is the question Dawson then asks, surprising Elisha in the process?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is strange about the boy that Elisha sees among the dead people who begin to surround him in the room?

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

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

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

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

6. What did Elisha do to narrowly escape his own death, according to his recollection?

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

8. What do each of the people around the table slowly talk about as they are sitting together?

9. What is ironic about the room in which John is being held as a prisoner?

10. How are things different when Elisha returns upstairs after the killing of 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 media begins to circulate reports about the escalating tension between the two groups and their respective prisoners.

Part 1: In what ways does the media help the situation which is taking place in the story? Or don't they?

Part 2: Why do you think people rely on the media to help them in hostage situations?

Part 3: Do you think the media's intentions are completely pure in these sorts of situations? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Gad is seen as someone who changes Elisha's life, but an outsider might also see his actions as attempting to brainwash the boy.

Part 1: How is Gad like a messenger in Elisha's life? How does he speak to Elisha in a way that reaches him?

Part 2: In what ways is Gad brainwashing the boy? Do you think this is being done on purpose?

Part 3: Do you think Gad is brainwashed by his own ideas? Why or why not?

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