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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 Joel insist on staying near Daniel when the pack train is coming?

2. What warning does Simon give Daniel before leaving him in charge of the shop?

3. Restless on the mountain, what does Daniel want to do?

4. Does listening to Jesus speak have any affect on Daniel?

5. Why does Daniel decide to return to Capernaum?

Short Essay Questions

1. What troubles Daniel about robbing the old man who pretends he is a begger?

2. What trouble does Daniel get into at the well in Capernaum?

3. Why does Simon come to take Daniel to the synagogue the next morning?

4. What in Rosh's behavior gives some indication that he is not the hero Daniel thinks he is?

5. Describe the grandmother's house.

6. How is Malthace different after she sees Daniel has been wounded?

7. What is odd about the young Roman soldier who keeps showing up at the blacksmith shop?

8. Describe Daniel's journey back to the mountain from Joel's house.

9. What is Joel's real reason for climbing the mountain?

10. As the story begins, describe Daniel bar Jamin, where he is, and what he is doing.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jesus is a secondary character in the novel. Write a paper telling what you believe the author is saying about religion in general.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about Samson considering that he was grateful to be relieved of servitude and then made himself Daniel's personal slave. Discuss possible motives.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Nathan and Joktan as characters in the novel. Write about the qualities they share and yet how different they are in many ways.

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