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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. After Daniel returns, what trial does Rosh put Daniel through?

2. What is Daniel like as he enters Capernaum?

3. After he confronts the soldier, Daniel does the only thing he can. What is that?

4. After Rosh chastises Daniel, what does Daniel do?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What effect does Daniel's kindness have on Samson?

3. How does Daniel escape the Roman soldiers?

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

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

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

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

8. What is Rosh's reaction to finding Joel there after the ambush?

9. When the grandmother is dying, no one will try to enter the house. Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a description of how poor villagers tend to be the most hospitable and helpful. Use the villagers helping Daniel move Leah to Simon's house and any modern day example you can find.

Essay Topic 2

Write a discussion of the differences between the very rich and the poor using Joel's family and Daniel's family as examples.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the transformation of Simon the Zealot in THE BRONZE BOW.

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