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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. Why does the one-eyed slave wear a wooden frame around his neck?

2. Where is Barabbas sent after he is separated from Sahak?

3. What do the other slaves in the mill wear?

4. Where does Barabbas carry the hare-lipped girl's body?

5. What happened to Barabbas's mother after she gave birth to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Barabbas' reaction to Sahak's crucifixion?

2. Describe the hare-lipped girl's burial.

3. How does the governor view Barabbas?

4. What is Eliahu's relationship to Barabbas?

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

6. Describe Barabbas and Sahak's relationship above ground.

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

8. Why does the true believer cast the first stone at the hare-lipped girl?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the Christian philosophy that the hare-lipped girl describes to Barabbas? How does that philosophy affect her life and the lives of the other Christians? How does it affect Barabbas's life? How does the behavior of the Christians in Jerusalem affect Barabbas's view of their philosophy?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How does the news of the impending persecution of the Christians affect the characters in the low-vaulted room? Describe the forms of persecution the Christians in the novel face. How do they react to their persecutions? What effect do their persecutions and reactions have on Barabbas?

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