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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. In what room does Avram stay?

2. What does Ora say in a note to Ofer?

3. What does Rami need?

4. What does she do every night?

5. What does she beg him to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ora annoyed and what does Avram like about their meetings?

2. How does Sami react to driving Ora and Ofer and how does that make Ora feel?

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

4. What does Sami admit about the young boy and where do they take him?

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

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

7. Where do Ora and Ofer go when they get to the meeting point?

8. Why does he yell at her to be quiet and how does she react?

9. What makes Avram think he wants to marry Ora?

10. What did Ora think upon first seeing Avram the night before?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in "To the End of the Land". Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of relationships in "To the End of the Land". Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Analyze the relationships among the major characters, answering such questions as: Is the relationship healthy or dysfunctional; how important is the relationship to those who are a part of that relationship; discuss the relationship between Avram and Ofer--is it a relationship? Why or why not.

3. Trace and analyze the theme of death in "To the End of the Land". Why is the possibility of death so close to the surface of the characters' thoughts? What kinds of death are possible? How do you think characters are impacted by the possibility of sudden death in a country torn by war and terrorism?

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Essay Topic 2

There are a number of interesting questions raised by "To the End of the Land". Questions that Grossman most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Grossman' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Grossman' probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

Essay Topic 3

"To the End of the Land" belongs to the psychological novel genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the young adult novel genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a dramatic novel and a psychological novel?

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