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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. Due to a ventilation system, Dawson's room is actually much less ___________ than the room above.

2. What does the beggar tell Elisha as Elisha walks around asking questions of everyone?

3. Instead of listening to Dawson, Elisha tries to focus on _________________, but since he's never seen him, this is hard.

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

5. Ilana looks at Elisha with _______________ and Gideon with friendliness.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the boy tell Elisha about all of the faces that Elisha sees around him in the room?

6. What does John refuse to do when Elisha is preparing to kill him?

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

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

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

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

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 2

The causes for which people fight compel them to act in dramatic ways. However, in modern culture, it can be hard to understand their motivation.

Part 1: Why do you think so many people fight for the Movement in this story?

Part 2: What causes do you think are worth fighting for? Why?

Part 3: Are there any causes you should see yourself getting violent for? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Even in the face of pain and suffering, people in the Movement do not die - at least among the group of five.

Part 1: How do you think the five feel about their brushes with death?

Part 2: What do you think the Movement thinks about all of these brushes with death?

Part 3: Do you think these five have just been lucky or has divine intervention played a part?

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