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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 through 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Barabbas spend his first night after arriving in Jerusalem?
(a) Under a fig tree.
(b) At a local inn.
(c) At the Fat Woman's house.
(d) At his mother's house.

2. What event causes the soldiers near the cross to jump to their feet and grab their weapons?
(a) They see Barabbas.
(b) The crowd presses too close.
(c) The hill goes dark.
(d) Thunder roars and lightening begins to flash.

3. Where was Barabbas when the man on the cross was arrested?
(a) In prison, awaiting his own execution.
(b) On his way to Golgatha.
(c) In front of the governor.
(d) In the marketplace.

4. To what do Barabbas's friends attribute the unusual events Barabbas saw while at Golgotha?
(a) God's intervention in the crucifixion.
(b) His emotional state after experiencing such a brutal crucifixion.
(c) His eyes adjusting to daylight after having been in the dungeon.
(d) His mental state after enduring the ordeal of the trial.

5. What do the men do after returning from their brief excursions?
(a) Wash their hands.
(b) Eat and talk more.
(c) Greet Barabbas.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barabbas note about the thief who was executed next to the man on the cross?

2. What does Barabbas ask the woman who talks about the man on the cross?

3. When the book opens, where is Barabbas standing?

4. Why doesn't Barabbas believe that the man on the cross is the Messiah?

5. At the end of the evening, who is left with the Fat Woman?

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