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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 Daniel not understand about Thacia?

2. Why does Daniel have trouble getting to sleep that night?

3. What do the Romans leave by the side of the road?

4. Why is Daniel ashamed of himself?

5. What is Joel supposed to find out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Daniel want Joel to do instead of joining Rosh?

2. How does Daniel become a real leader?

3. Why are Daniel and Joktan experienced in launching ambushes?

4. Why does Daniel not go and follow Jesus?

5. Back at the cave for a night, what troubles Daniel as he tries to sleep?

6. What happens after Leah's goat dies?

7. Why does Rosh change his mind about allowing the village boys to join his group?

8. Why does Daniel continue to go back to Capernaum?

9. When Daniel returns from Nathan's wedding, what does Leah do?

10. After the night of the festival, what realization comes to Daniel?

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

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 3

Write a short story in which Leah is the only character. The story will consist of her thoughts after she receives her first silver coin from the widow of Chorazin.

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