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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Boy, Chapter 5 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is arrested for the knifing of the legionnaire, something which upsets the boys?
(a) Biff
(b) Joseph
(c) Moses
(d) Maggie

2. What does Biff want Joshua to do when they are trying to decide what they will do as adults?
(a) Become a con man
(b) Stonecutting
(c) Run away
(d) Walk on water

3. If the accused knifing suspect is convicted and found guilty, what will happen to the guilty party's family?
(a) They will be banished
(b) Nothing
(c) They will be excommunicated
(d) They will be crucified

4. What does Maggie's father do for a living at the beginning of this book and its story?
(a) Stonecutter
(b) Blacksmith
(c) Rabbi
(d) Carpenter

5. Joshua calls the statue at the gate of Sepphoris ___________ and wonders why the Jews have not torn it down.
(a) Sinful
(b) Beautiful
(c) Ugly
(d) Provocative

Short Answer Questions

1. Joshua tells Maggie he will make her a _________ of men, though she does not understand what this means.

2. As Joshua and Maggie and Biff are walking to a ________, they talk about what the boys will do as men.

3. Biff jokes about becoming a professional _______________ and bids Maggie farewell.

4. What is the name Biff gives to the rebellious Jews who try to cause trouble for the Romans?

5. What statue is at the gate of Sepphoris when Biff and Joshua arrive to work with Biff's dad?

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