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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 embarrasses Daniel during the meal at Joel's house?
(a) His inability to carry on a conversation.
(b) His ignorance of table manners.
(c) His haircut.
(d) His sitting next to Thacia.

2. What two things make Daniel wait after knocking the old man unconscious?
(a) The old man may die if Daniel does not help him, and Daniel is sorry he attacked the man.
(b) The old man is a Jew and he is old and unarmed.
(c) The old man may have more gold and Daniel may have to kill him.
(d) He might hold the old man for ransom or steal his clothes.

3. What kind of pack train is the one Joel sees on the first day?
(a) A spice train.
(b) A slave train.
(c) A silk train.
(d) A jewel train.

4. Who comes looking for Daniel?
(a) Joel and Thrace.
(b) Simon, the blacksmith who helped Daniel.
(c) Amelek, the blacksmith who beat Daniel.
(d) The Roman Legionnaires.

5. How long does Daniel live on the mountain before meeting Joel and Malthace?
(a) Five years.
(b) One week.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mistake does Daniel make when the Roman asks for a drink?

2. What story did Simon tell Daniel about Jesus?

3. What is Joel's explanation to Daniel for Thacia's strange behavior?

4. How does Daniel react to the sight of the Roman soldiers?

5. What does Daniel witness that makes him vow revenge on the Romans?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the symbolism of Daniel hammering flaws out of the hot iron.

2. Tell how Daniel frees the slave they begin to call Samson.

3. What happens when Malthace sees Daniel back at her door?

4. When Daniel recognizes Joel and Thacia, how does he feel about them?

5. Watching Joel and his sister on the side of the mountain, what memories come back to Daniel?

6. What does Daniel do while he watches beside his grandmother?

7. Why does Simon not join forces with Rosh?

8. Why do the village men prevent Daniel from yelling curses at the Roman soldiers coming through the town.

9. Why does Daniel tell his friends that he ended up as a slave to Amelek?

10. As the figures approach, Daniel understands that they are brother and sister. How?

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