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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. Essentially, David enrolls into the school of what at the end of Chapter 2?

2. What is the point of view of the Prologue?

3. What is the theme of the Prologue?

4. What are the spears a symbol of?

5. According to the author in Chapter 6, when one throws a thrown spear back, they prove all of the following, except for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the mood of Chapter 2. Explain.

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

3. What can be inferred as to why the author does not detail the battle between David and Goliath?

4. What two portions of God's being did Gabriel give to each unborn destiny?

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

6. On what mission did God send Gabriel?

7. What is the best definition of the term "broken vessel" in context to Chapter 3?

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

9. In Chapter 4, how did one know if a king was after the order of King Saul?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the major similarities and differences in a sequence of parallel or recurring events in A Tale of Three Kings and discuss the significance of such events.

Essay Topic 2

How did the overall story change your way of thinking? Or, explain how the story validated or affirmed your thinking? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Select a scene in A Tale of Three Kings that you find especially memorable. Write an essay in which you identify the scene, explain its relationship to the story, and analyze the reasons for its effectiveness.

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