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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Boy, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Biff discover in the hotel room, though he knows Raziel will not want him to find it?
(a) Bible
(b) Bathtub
(c) TV
(d) Magazines

2. The angel Raziel shows up to announce the coming of Christ _________ years too late, as Raziel was playing cards.
(a) 20
(b) 13
(c) 10
(d) 5

3. The two idiot tells Biff to become a ____________ and to stop thinking too much about what's happening.
(a) Roman
(b) Christian
(c) Greek
(d) Cynic

4. Why does the town idiot ask Biff what is wrong when he is waiting at the well?
(a) Biff is crying
(b) Biff collapses
(c) Biff is praying
(d) Biff is laughing

5. Joshua tells Maggie he will make her a _________ of men, though she does not understand what this means.
(a) Partner
(b) Goddess
(c) Lover
(d) Fisher

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Joshua's father do for a living, so it is generally expected he will do the same thing?

3. While everyone else fears God and Rom, Joshua fears ______________.

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

5. What is the Hebrew name for Biff, the main character in this book?

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