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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 name is used to purchase a plane for transporting arms to Palestine?

2. What is the name for the offensive Ari launches against Fort Esther?

3. What item is given to Major Caldwell when he says that he had no role in the death of Ben Solomon?

4. Why does Dov turn toward the wall after visiting with Karen?

5. What tool does Kitty use to make the incision into Ari's leg?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action do the Palmach night patrols take that makes life miserable for the Arabs in Safed and why is it successful?

2. What advice does Akiva give Dov when Karen comes to visit and why?

3. What ploy had been used to rally the Arabs? Does it work?

4. What are some of the issues faced by the pilot called Tex during his flight with the one hundred forty-two Yemenites?

5. What is Barak Ben Canaan's task as the Jewish people seek intervention from the United Nations?

6. What Biblical scene is compared to the death of Major Fred Caldwell?

7. What happens to the story of the situation involving the Vesuvius?

8. Why is Kitty angry over Ari's reaction to Zev's death?

9. What is the effect of the rescue of Dov and Akiva on the British?

10. What is the question facing the Jews after they are granted a state?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why was it necessary that the story drop back in time to Russia in 1884 in order to tell the story of Ari? Was it effective to the story?

Essay Topic 3

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

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