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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Boy, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who notes that he lusts after Joshua's mother, which earns him a punch in the nose from his friend?

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

3. Who knocks down the man who tried to threaten the boys with punishment?

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

5. Joseph asks Biff to help teach Joshua how to be ________ so that he can live a more normal life.

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