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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the believer find odd about Barabbas's question?
(a) No one else has argued with him about heaven.
(b) He is surprised at Barabbas's unbelief.
(c) No one else has ever commented on his appearance.
(d) No one else has ever asked him about the "realm of the dead."

2. How does the fat woman feel about Barabbas?
(a) She does not care for him and wishes he would go away.
(b) She likes him when he pays for her services.
(c) She claims to not care for him, but really loves him.
(d) She is angry with him for walking with the hare-lipped girl.

3. What does Barabbas share with the believer he meets in the village on the mountain?
(a) A secret.
(b) A walk.
(c) A drink.
(d) A meal.

4. When the book opens, where is Barabbas standing?
(a) In the marketplace.
(b) In front of the governor.
(c) Near the cross.
(d) At the bottom of the hill.

5. What reaction does Barabbas have to the red-bearded man's claims about the crucified man?
(a) Barabbas walks away.
(b) Barabbas tells the red-bearded man his belief is flawed.
(c) Barabbas accuses the red-beaded man of lying.
(d) Barabbas laughs at the red-bearded man.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Barabbas notice about the tomb when the sun rises?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Barabbas' appearance.

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

3. To what do the characters at the fat woman's house attribute the halo Barabbas describes seeing?

4. Describe the hare-lipped girl's meeting with Jesus.

5. What does Barabbas notice about the people in Jerusalem the day after the crucifixion?

6. What does Barabbas give the hare-lipped girl at the fat woman's house?

7. Describe Jesus as Barabbas sees him.

8. What statement does the fat woman make that offends the hare-lipped girl?

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

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

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