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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 Sahak talk to the overseer about when questioned about his prayer activities?
(a) The harsh conditions in the mine.
(b) His wounded leg.
(c) God, Jesus, and the Christian faith.
(d) His miracle.

2. How does Barabbas act towards his former friends after he buries the hare-lipped girl?
(a) Violent.
(b) Cheerful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Indifferent.

3. What happened to Barabbas's mother after she gave birth to him?
(a) She was taken captive by the Romans.
(b) She sailed to Egypt.
(c) She died.
(d) She left him with Eliahu.

4. Where does the blind man sleep?
(a) At the Dung Gate near the hare-lipped girl.
(b) Behind the fat woman's house.
(c) Behind the temple.
(d) In the low vaulted room.

5. Where does Barabbas tell Sahak that he had seen Jesus?
(a) On the Mount of Olives.
(b) In Jerusalem.
(c) On the cross at Golgotha.
(d) In the tomb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret about Eliahu does no one know?

2. Whose mother does Barabbas think about as he gazes towards the land of the Moabites?

3. What mark does Eliahu's attack leave on Barabbas?

4. Who is ordered to throw the first stone during the hare-lipped girl's execution?

5. Where do Barabbas and Sahak sleep at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what do the thieves attribute Barabbas's odd behavior?

2. What about Barabbas amazes Sahak?

3. How do Sahak and Barabbas end up standing trial in front of the governor?

4. What explanation does Barabbas give the governor for the inscription on the back of his medallion?

5. What heresy does the blind man accuse the hare-lipped girl of spreading?

6. Why does Sahak refuse to the leave the mines without Barabbas?

7. What happens to Sahak after he speaks to the governor?

8. What miracle did Sahak claim to have received from God?

9. What is Eliahu's relationship to Barabbas?

10. How does Barabbas suffer for the man who died in his place?

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