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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. Where does Jordana say she and David met?
2. What item does Kitty hand Karen that convinces Karen's decision to go to America?
3. Why does Dov turn toward the wall after visiting with Karen?
4. What is the name of the ship going from Naples with a cargo of guns?
5. What city becomes the first symbol of defiance for the new state?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What advice does Akiva give Dov when Karen comes to visit and why?
3. What problem is created with the advance of the Jewish armies and the fall of Arab strongholds?
4. What two things happen in Karen's life that make Kitty believe she now has a chance of taking the girl to America?
5. What prophecy seems to be fulfilled with the final battle against the Egyptians?
6. After the raid, Akiva is shot. Why does he then say that he must be taken to some hidden place?
7. What "artificial" ammunition is used by Ari in his quest to protect Gan Dafna and why?
8. What is the conversation that takes place between Ari and Kitty after he begins to recover?
9. What is Barak Ben Canaan's task as the Jewish people seek intervention from the United Nations?
10. How does the newspaper in Tel Aviv report about the battles being won by the Jews? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Compare the lives of the children who live at Gan Dafna to that of the lives of children at the detention camp in Cyprus.
Essay Topic 3
Describe life in the commune farms established by the Jews. What are the pros and cons of these?
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