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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. From where does Ilan say he has come to collect classified information?
2. What does Ofer build in high school that Ora mentions to Avram?
3. What does Ofer whisper to Ora?
4. What does Ilan think is already formed?
5. What annoys Ora when she gets out of the water at a lake?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ora find out why the doctor wrote in her notebook and why did he do it?
2. What does Ora recall about the argument she and Ofer had about killing?
3. Why did Ilan think Avram was dead?
4. What does Avram tell Ora about being on the trail with her and what is her concern?
5. What does Avram ask about his mother's house, and what is Ora's response?
6. How does Ora feel about Ofer forgetting a man in a freezer, what does Illan do about her reaction?
7. How long did it take Ofer to make a bed and what did he do with it?
8. How does Ora feel when she returns from the store and what does she say about Ofer?
9. What did Avram ask Ora when he awoke, what was her response and what was his response?
10. Why did Avram jump from a tree, what did Ora say to him and his soul and what did Ilan tell Avram about Ora loving him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
In most fiction, readers would like all the loose ends to be neatly "tied up." Discuss the following:
1. Do you think "To the End of the Land" is successful as a learning tool? Why or why not.
2. What about this book would motivate you to read another of David Grossman's novels? What would discourage you from doing so?
3. Were all the "loose ends" satisfactorily settled for you? Why or why not?
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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