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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 Ora fear as she is cooking the evening after leaving Ofer?

2. How does the boy in the hospital during the war signal enemy planes?

3. For what does Ofer chide Ora?

4. Where does Ora tell Ofer she is going?

5. What does Ora see on the news?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is with Sami when he arrives at Ora's home?

2. Why does Ofer chastise his mother?

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

4. 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?

5. Why does he go to sleep in her room and what do they discuss when he wakes again?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadow are in "To the End of the Land"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "To the End of the Land" including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "To the End of the Land" and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an important part of what makes "To the End of the Land" interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Avram. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Ora. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Ilan. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

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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