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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 is the name of the road David helps establish?

2. Where does Bruce Sutherland stay in Safed?

3. What does Ari give Zev?

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

5. What ploy is used to board the ship carrying the arms from Naples?

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 prophecy seems to be fulfilled with the final battle against the Egyptians?

3. Why is it that the Israeli army isn't attacking all Arab villages?

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

5. How does the newspaper in Tel Aviv report about the battles being won by the Jews? Why?

6. What two things happen in Karen's life that make Kitty believe she now has a chance of taking the girl to America?

7. Why does Ari dislike the order to attack the city of Abu Yesha?

8. What is the purpose of Ari's plan to have the British take a convoy of trucks to Gan Dafna knowing that the officials there won't evacuate?

9. What is the policy and the attitude of Israel as refugees pour in?

10. Why does Kitty feel fear when she sees Karen leading the parade?

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

Describe Gan Dafna.

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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