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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. What does Barabbas notice about the man carrying the cross as the man prepares to go up the hill?

2. Why does Barabbas feel uncomfortable with the group?

3. How does Barabbas react to the physical appearance of the believer he meets in the village on the mountain?

4. Whom does Barabbas see near his hiding place?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the red-bearded man confess to Barabbas?

4. How does the fat woman react to Barabbas staying in Jerusalem?

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

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

7. What does Barabbas think about as he lies awake next to the fat woman on his first night of freedom?

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

9. Describe the hare-lipped girl.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What might be Barabbas's motivation for returning to the band of thieves? Compare and contrast the roles Barabbas plays within the band of thieves both before and after Jesus' crucifixion. What events and experiences influenced any change he might have experienced and why?

Essay Topic 2

How do the characters at the fat woman's house rationalize the miracles Barabbas saw on Golgotha? How does their rationalization affect his character? What other miracles does Barabbas rationalize and what effect did his rationalization have on his character development?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Barabbas and the fat woman. Compare and contrast their relationship with Barabbas' relationship with the hare-lipped girl. What events and elements affect each relationship? How do the two woman affect Barabbas' character development?

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