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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. Which European country is the first to accept Jews as "equal human beings?"

2. What information is given from the ship regarding the hunger strike?

3. What are the ages of the children aboard the ship?

4. When Kitty asks why Ari doesn't request that she accompany him, what is David's response?

5. What is another name for Chanukah?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ben Solomon's fate?

2. What does Simon say about Jakov and Jossi attending the secret meetings?

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

4. How does Karen bring herself into contact with Dov?

5. What name does Ari use when he's taking supplies and what ship is he supposedly taking them for? What's the significance?

6. David, one of the adults aboard the Exodus, is asked whether they should give in to demands and return the children to port. What is his reply?

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

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

9. Officials discuss the situation with the Exodus. List at least two recommended courses of action.

10. Where did Karen Hansen Clement grow up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the lives of Jakov and Jossi.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the instances of "divine inspiration" and cases in which prophecies of the Bible seem to be fulfilled during the war.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the situation Dov faced at Auschwitz. Were Jews the only group being targeted? What was the ultimate purpose of Auschwitz and the other extermination camps?

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