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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. Maggie declares she would like to be a ______________, though this is not something women do.
(a) Fisherman
(b) Preacher
(c) Blacksmith
(d) Stonecutter

2. What does Jakan's father do for a living, according to his own admission?
(a) Nothing
(b) Pharisee
(c) Tax collector
(d) Weaver

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

4. The day after, Joshua is praying in an _______________ seeking answers to many questions.
(a) Arroyo
(b) Old barn
(c) Olive grove
(d) Old shed

5. __________ starts shouting that Joshua consorts with demons when he is knocked over by Joshua's animal.
(a) Jakan
(b) Joseph
(c) Biff
(d) Moses

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While other children play normal games, Biff and Joshua used to pretend to be _____________.

3. The town idiot, __________, turns out to be smarter than he looks, according to some of the characters.

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

5. What animal follows Joshua everywhere he goes when he is a child?

(see the answer key)

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