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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 the blind man find offensive about the hare-lipped girl?

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

3. What covers the grave of the hare-lipped girl?

4. What type of work do Barabbas and Sahak perform above ground?

5. Where do Barabbas and Sahak sleep at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Barabbas do after burying the hare-lipped girl?

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

3. After his initial whipping, what does Barabbas do while Sahak prays?

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

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

6. What is special about the inscription on the back of Sahak's slave medallion?

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

8. Where might Barabbas might have been between the time that he left the thieves and when he was in the copper mines?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What reasons does the red-bearded man give for Jesus' crucifixion and why? What reasons does Barabbas give for Jesus' crucifixion and why? What events affect Barabbas's reasoning and why?

Essay Topic 2

How does Sahak's attitude affect his character and other characters in the novel? What events and experiences appear to affect Sahak's attitude? What role does Sahak play in Barabbas's life and how does absence affect Barabbas's character?

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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