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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 Sami say when he returns to the phone call with Ora?

2. What does Rami need?

3. What does Avram try to imagine?

4. What does Sami admit about Rami?

5. What does he enjoy making her do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ofer try to reach out to his mother and what is her thought about their interaction?

2. What does Ora recall about the first time Ilan left her and conceiving Adam?

3. How does Ora feel about Avram's response to the answer in question #26 and what does he think about as he considers her question?

4. What does Ora worry about concerning Avram, but what does she believe about him?

5. Describe the conversation where Ora tries to convince Avram to go with her.

6. How does Sami react when Ora drags Avram to the car?

7. What happens when Ora is watching the news at 9 that night?

8. What makes Ora realize she has to make amends with Sami?

9. What nightmare does Ora have, what does she feel when she wakes and what does she say to Avram about Ofer?

10. Why does Ora want Sami to make the trip and how does she try to ease the tension as they are driving?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think "To the End of the Land" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 2

Ora, Ilan and Avram have a relationship among them that is complex and perhaps difficult for the reader to understand and/or accept. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly trace and analyze Ora's relationship with Avram. How does it develop? What does each offer the other? Is it a fully healthy relationship? Or is parts of it dysfunctional? What does each person gain from the relationship? How important is the relationship to each of them?

2. Thoroughly trace and analyze Ora's relationship with Ilan. How does it develop? What does each offer the other? Is it a fully healthy relationship? Or is parts of it dysfunctional? What does each person gain from the relationship? How important is the relationship to each of them?

3. Thoroughly trace and analyze Ilan's relationship with Avram. How does it develop? What does each offer the other? Is it a fully healthy relationship? Or is parts of it dysfunctional? What does each person gain from the relationship? How important is the relationship to each of them?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Research and write an expository essay about the political situation in Israel in the year 1967. What is Israel's attitude towards its Arab nations (choose one)? What is the Arab nations (choose one) attitude towards Israel? Is the only resolution to this conflict likely to be continual war? Why or why not?

2. Research and write an expository essay about the political situation in Israel in the year 2000. What is Israel's attitude towards its Arab nations (choose one)? What is the Arab nations (choose one) attitude towards Israel? Is the only resolution to this conflict likely to be continual war? Why or why not?

3. How does the political situation inform the plot of "To the End of the Land"? The characters' actions? The characters' beliefs?

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