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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 Ari Ben Canaan say will be the fate of the Exodus and her three hundred, two children passengers if she's boarded?

2. What special talent does Yakov's wife have?

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

4. What task is Ari given by his father that ends with his being beaten?

5. Where does Dov spend his thirteenth birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two things make Dov determined to go on after his capture from the Warsaw ghetto?

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

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

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

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

6. What was the expectation when the Arabs sold land to the Jews and what was reality?

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

8. What is the reaction of the Danish people when the Danish Jews are ordered to wear the yellow Star of David on an armband?

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

10. What is Kitty's response when Mark asks if she's in love with Ari?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ari encounters a man named Captain Allan Bridges who warns Ari that he is being watched. What does Ari say about the man after he leaves? What does this say about the complex relationships between the warring factions?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare the twelve-point document written by Major Caldwell outlining his proposed action against Jews to the report written by Barak examining the Arab refugee situation.

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