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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 think Ofer is more suited to than she is?

2. What does Avram want to do when Ora's stare becomes vacant?

3. What is one thing Ora wrote to Avram?

4. What would be the effect on Adam if what Ora is worrying about happens?

5. What does Ilan wonder about concerning the unborn baby who will be Ofer and Avram?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ora worry about when she realizes Ofer is sleeping?

2. Why does Avram startle Ora as she is writing, what does he ask and what is her reply?

3. What fascinates Avram about Ofer and what did Ofer do when he was sixteen?

4. What does Avram tell Ora about what Ofer means to him and what does she do as he is talking?

5. How long did it take Ofer to make a bed and what did he do with it?

6. What upset Ofer when he was six about the Jews and what did he say about being one?

7. 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?

8. Why did Ilan think Avram was dead?

9. How does Ora find out why the doctor wrote in her notebook and why did he do it?

10. What did Ilan do when he came home and what did Ora do when Avram was in a coma?

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

"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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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