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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. What animal follows Joshua everywhere he goes when he is a child?
(a) A camel
(b) A lamb
(c) A black cobra
(d) A fish

2. Biff jokes about becoming a professional _______________ and bids Maggie farewell.
(a) Wrestler
(b) Mourner
(c) Martyr
(d) Writer

3. What does Biff's father do for a living, so it is generally expected he will do the same thing?
(a) Tax collector
(b) Stonecutter
(c) Carpenter
(d) Blacksmith

4. Who notes that he lusts after Joshua's mother, which earns him a punch in the nose from his friend?
(a) Raziel
(b) John
(c) Biff
(d) Peter

5. What is the Hebrew name for Biff, the main character in this book?
(a) Joshua
(b) David
(c) Peter
(d) Levi

Short Answer Questions

1. Raziel makes ___________ promise to tell any shepherds he might come across about the good news of Christ's coming.

2. ___________ develops a sense of satire around the stories of the Bible, while ___________ wants to play true to the stories.

3. __________ starts shouting that Joshua consorts with demons when he is knocked over by Joshua's animal.

4. What does the person who wants the statue moved threaten the boys with when they are unable to move it yet?

5. What does Biff try to talk Raziel into buying in order to get him out of the hotel room for a bit?

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