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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 does Sarah name the son she bears while her husband, Jossi, is in hiding?

2. What is another name for Chanukah?

3. What name does Bruce Sutherland give to the plan to evacuate nonessential British personnel from Palestine?

4. What area is considered the most important place in the Caraolos camp?

5. Why does Karen want to go to Palestine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Major Caldwell's attitude toward Jews.

2. What is the fate of Dafna?

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

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

5. What are Kamaal's conditions of the sale of land to the Jews?

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

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. After twenty years, the Rabinsky brothers see no change in their new home. What is reason the farms fail?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Gan Dafna.

Essay Topic 2

Describe life in the commune farms established by the Jews. What are the pros and cons of these?

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between the levels of spirit and morale between the Jews and the Arabs?

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