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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 talks about taking something to _______________ to John Dawson.

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

3. The boy tells Elisha that the ________ are hungry as Elisha considers taking food to Dawson.

4. Who takes Elisha's arm and tells him to talk to the boy who looks like the Elisha of before?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Joab do to narrowly escape his own death, according to his recollection?

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

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

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

7. How are things different when Elisha returns upstairs after the killing of John Dawson?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story of the beggar has stayed with Elisha throughout his life, causing him to be less than afraid of the dark.

Part 1: Why do you think the story of the beggar has stayed with Elisha throughout the years?

Part 2: Do you think the beggar could have been symbolic of something else in Elisha's life? If so, what?

Part 3: What made you not be afraid of the dark anymore? Did a certain person teach you not to be afraid?

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

Elisha is a survivor of a Nazi work camp, and yet he becomes a killer for a group of people with strong beliefs - much like the Nazis preached.

Part 1: Why do you think Elisha didn't just walk away from the ideas of Gad?

Part 2: Why can't Elisha see that what he is doing is just as wrong as what the Nazis did to him and to others?

Part 3: Why do you think Elisha may have been more vulnerable to the words of Gad?

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