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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. __________'s mother bawls him out for not writing over the past seventeen years he has been away.
(a) Biff
(b) Joshua
(c) Moses
(d) Joseph

2. Everything looks __________ to the cured blind beggars, which disappoints them after they are healed by Joshua.
(a) Brown
(b) Black
(c) Green
(d) Bright

3. What does Joshua do on the Sabbath that gets the attention of the Pharisees who are already nervous about Joshua?
(a) Forgive a man's sins
(b) Heal a child
(c) Rest
(d) Baptize a man

4. A very thin Indian man tries to explain to Joshua and Biff that __________ wants their heads to decorate her altar.
(a) Thundra
(b) Yashi
(c) Theralia
(d) Kali

5. The man that helps Joshua and Biff is from the ___________ caste, which makes him an outcast.
(a) Outcast
(b) Untouchable
(c) Black
(d) Leperous

Short Answer Questions

1. Maggie runs into the room with ______________ running out of her mouth.

2. The mayor of Magdala begs Joshua to raise his ____________ from the dead, whom he claims has just died, even though it seems this person has not.

3. Whose gospel does Biff find to be unbelievable and lonely at the end, prompting a nightmare?

4. What does Biff give to his mother as he meets the two younger brothers who have been born since he left?

5. The boys find out that Balthesar has eight _________, a fact which amazes Biff.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Biff's mother's reaction to his return home after so many years away with Joshua?

2. What puzzles Biff when they approach the fortress of Balthesar that is built into a side of a cliff?

3. When the mayor of Magdala begs Joshua and Biff to raise his daughter from the dead, what do the two men see is actually wrong with the daughter?

4. What does Biff give to Maggie when they meet outside the Sanhedrin?

5. What does Biff do in order to give Joshua a chance to save all the children?

6. What happens when Joshua is able to let go of all his concepts of self during his lessons?

7. Why do Biff and Joshua decide to try to travel around the Great Wall of China?

8. What is the identity Joy now promotes for herself in order to keep herself safe from harm?

9. Why does Joshua heal the servant of Gaius, even though Biff does not agree with this practice?

10. What is the story Rumi tells Joshua and Biff about his life and his current situation?

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