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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 animal does David encounter at the end of Chapter 1?

2. What are the spears a symbol of?

3. What job do Jesse's oldest sons have?

4. According to the author in Chapter 4, what right does a king have?

5. What does the Sage do to David in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say was his reason for writing "A Tale of Three Kings"?

2. Discuss the mood of Chapter 2. Explain.

3. What genre is "A Tale of Three Kings" classified as, and what time period was the Christian community undergoing when this was written?

4. According to Gabriel, what was the difference between a gift and an inheritance?

5. In Chapter 6, what can one prove by returning spears that were thrown at them?

6. What was Recorder's purpose in the Prologue?

7. What irony was revealed at the end of Chapter 2?

8. In Chapter 2, what results did God receive from his house-to-house survey?

9. Discuss the two different types of people that are introduced in the Prologue.

10. At the end of Chapter 3, what did God not have, but very much wanted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Spirituality is extremely important to David. Cite and explain 3 examples of David's spirituality.

Essay Topic 2

Some works of literature use the element of time in a distinct way. The chronological sequence of events may be altered, or time may be suspended or accelerated. Show how Gene Edwards' manipulation of time contributes to the effectiveness of A Tale of Three Kings as a whole.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the theme of being a Saul to the theme of being a David. How are they the same? How are they different?

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