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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. How does Barabbas react to the physical appearance of the believer he meets in the village on the mountain?

2. What does Barabbas ask the girl he meets in Jerusalem?

3. To what does the fat woman attribute Barabbas's odd behavior after he returns from the village on the mountain?

4. What name does the passing group of men call Barabbas?

5. What does the believer that Barabbas meets in the village on the mountain look like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the hare-lipped girl.

2. Describe the man that Barabbas meets who was resurrected from the dead.

3. What happens during the Christians' meeting in the low-vaulted room?

4. What does the red-bearded man confess to Barabbas?

5. Why does Barabbas feel he has a stronger bond with Jesus than the Christians?

6. Why does Barabbas leave the red-beaded man?

7. Describe Barabbas' appearance.

8. What does the red-bearded man attribute to Barabbas's sudden interest in Jesus?

9. Describe Jesus as Barabbas sees him.

10. Describe Barabbas' actions and thoughts on the resurrection morning.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the promise of the resurrection affect the characters in the story? Compare and contrast Barabbas's and the hare-lipped girl's expectations and experiences surrounding Jesus' resurrection. How might their faith have affected their experiences?

Essay Topic 2

How does the news of the impending persecution of the Christians affect the characters in the low-vaulted room? Describe the forms of persecution the Christians in the novel face. How do they react to their persecutions? What effect do their persecutions and reactions have on Barabbas?

Essay Topic 3

What might be Barabbas's motivation for returning to the band of thieves? Compare and contrast the roles Barabbas plays within the band of thieves both before and after Jesus' crucifixion. What events and experiences influenced any change he might have experienced and why?

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