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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 David Ben Ami's name mean?

2. What idea does Jossi want to implement on the farms?

3. What in written on the sign over the entrance to Auschwitz?

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

5. Who is Mark expecting to meet upon his arrival in Cyprus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sutherland say about the ability to frighten residents of the camp into submission?

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

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

4. What is the official role the British play in preparing the Exodus to sail?

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

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

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

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

9. Who ranks at the top of list of Jews being taken out of Europe under Ari's supervision as the war begins in Germany?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what was meant by the sign on the ship, The Star of David, that reads "Hitler murdered us and the British won't let us in." Put the statement into the context of this story and into the historical context.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the concentration camps as seen by David as he tries to figure out how to get 300 people out of them.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the number, "359295?" What was the purpose and the long-range impact of this and other similar numbers?

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