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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. Why does Ora attack Avram?

2. What does Ora demand Avram do?

3. What did Ora learn when she called her home?

4. What mental disorder does Adam start manifesting?

5. What did Neta say on Avram's phone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ilan do when Avram was missing?

2. What does Avram ask about his mother's house, and what is Ora's response?

3. What does Avram ask Ora after she describes Ofer to him and what do they do?

4. What does Ora recall about the argument she and Ofer had about killing?

5. What did Ora do when she canceled with a patient and left her office?

6. Where did Ora and Ilan live when raising their sons, what did Adam do when he turned eighteen and what did Ofer do at the same time?

7. What does Ora say to Ilan about leaving when she is pregnant with Ofer and what is his answer?

8. What did Avram ask Ora when he awoke, what was her response and what was his response?

9. What does Avram realize about the trip he is on?

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

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

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

Often, authors will write about "what they know," and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Research and give a brief biographical sketch of David Grossman.

2. What in Grossman's background may have helped him in writing "To the End of the Land"? What may have influenced the way he depicts various characters and scenes?

3. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples.

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