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

2. Whom does the red-bearded man and his group believe that the crucified man is?
(a) The Son of Man and the Son of God.
(b) A great healer.
(c) The Great Prophet.
(d) A misunderstood carpenter.

3. What did the hare-lipped girl see at the tomb?
(a) An angel.
(b) The red-bearded man.
(c) Barabbas.
(d) Two Roman soldiers.

4. Why does the red-beaded man feel guilty?
(a) He betrayed his Master by denying him.
(b) He stole money from the disciples.
(c) He betrayed his Master to the Roman soldiers.
(d) He lied to Barabbas.

5. Why doesn't Barabbas believe Jesus is the Son of God?
(a) He saw Jesus, and he looked like a man, not a god.
(b) He feels that God would not bother with unclean humanity.
(c) He feels the son of God would not have allowed himself to die.
(d) He does not believe in miracles.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Barabbas walks around town the day after the crucifixion, what does he notice?

2. After Barabbas returns to the believers after his visit to the village on the mountain, what does he tell the believers?

3. Where was Barabbas when the man on the cross was arrested?

4. What does Barabbas think has happened to Jesus' body?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Barabbas' appearance.

2. To what does the fat woman attribute Barabbas's odd behavior?

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

4. Describe the hare-lipped girl.

5. Describe hare-lipped girl's actions and thoughts on the resurrection morning.

6. What does Barabbas spend most of his time doing in Jerusalem after the resurrection morning?

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

8. Describe what the characters do at the fat woman's house.

9. Why is Barabbas pleased that he did not see the resurrection?

10. What do Barabbas and the characters at the fat woman's house discuss?

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