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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it that Dov says he is going to do when he reaches Palestine?
(a) Join the terrorists and kill the Germans
(b) Join the Zionists and pray for world peace
(c) Join the terrorists and kill British soldiers
(d) Live without fear for his life

2. Where is Mark told to go upon his arrival?
(a) Madrid
(b) The concentration camps
(c) To bed
(d) The Dome Hotel

3. What is the question facing Kitty as the exodus prepares to sail?
(a) Whether to go to Palesting alone or with the Exodus
(b) Whether to go to Palestine or cut ties with Karen
(c) Whether to fly or sail to the Riveria
(d) Whether she loves Mark Parker

4. What does Sarah name the son she bears while her husband, Jossi, is in hiding?
(a) Canaan
(b) Ari
(c) Rabin
(d) David

5. What weapon does Ari carry when he takes a second trip Asta?
(a) A spear
(b) A bullwhip
(c) A gun
(d) A Toran

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simon say is the purpose of a Jew?

2. Malcolm shoots an Arab who refuses to answer a question. What lesson does he say this teaches his fighters?

3. What does Dov do upon his arrival at Auschwitz that saves his life?

4. What group attracts the attention of Yakov and Jossi?

5. How did the name of Fort Esther come to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the answer to the question of how to raise children born on the commune farms?

2. Why are Palestine geography lessons given in the children's compound of the Caraolos camp?

3. What happened to Kitty following the death of her husband and daughter?

4. Describe the traditional Sunday activities of Simon Rabinsky and his family.

5. What are the reactions of Jakov and Jossi to the death of their father?

6. Who was Andrew Dreyfus and what is the significance of his death for the Jewish community?

7. Describe the exchange between Kitty and Ari when she sees the hog pen at his parent's farm.

8. How do Jakov and Jossi escape when they are cornered by a group of students intent on beating them up?

9. What is the full quote Mark sees upon his arrival to Cyprus, and where does it come from?

10. Describe the significance of the row of toilets in the concentration camp where the Orthodox Jews are being held.

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