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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. When do the Crusades end?

2. When Faraj ibn Ahmed Tabari travels to Akka by caravan, who does he encounter?

3. At the end of World War II, Isidore Gottesman marries Ilana and settles where?

4. After looking at newspaper clippings of Vered Bar-El, Cullinane decides that he will do what?

5. In exchange for water in the Jewish settlements, the leader of Tubariyeh is trying to get baksheesh, which is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does a priest, Father Vilspronck, come to Tell Makor in the last chapter?

2. Both Ilan Eliav and John Cullinane want to marry Dr. Vered Bar-El. Is either man successful in his personal quest?

3. In 1948, what does Isidore Gottesmann plan to do after the British leave Palestine?

4. Where are Vered Bar-El and John Cullinane as the chapter "The Tell" opens?

5. In "The Law," who is Menahem, and why is he not accepted into the Jewish faith?

6. While Europe is destroying itself during the Inquisition, what is happening in Safed?

7. Why does Dr. Abulafia flee Spain during the Inquisition?

8. In Germany in 1096, who is Gunter and why does he join the Crusades?

9. Describe the trip Volkmar the Eighth takes with his young son.

10. How does Volkmar, the Count of Gretz, end up as governor of Makor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the love triangle that exists between Cullinane, Bar-El, and Eliav. Why is Bar-El loyal to Eliav? Why does Cullinane continue to pursue Bar-El despite her loyalty to Eliav? If circumstances were different, would Bar-El be interested in a long-term relationship with Cullinane? Why does the author throw in a surprise ending with Paul Zodman? Support your answers with passages from the book.

Essay Topic 2

One of the major themes in The Source is survival. By discussing the resilience of Makor through the ages and the survival of the descendants of the Family of Ur, explain how the author develops the theme of survival.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the invasion of Makor by the Arabic raider Abd Umar and the Christian crusader Gunter. Who shows greater mercy and compassion? How does Makor change after each of these invasions?

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