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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. While waiting for a boat to cross the lake, Biff recruits ___________ to be a part of the followers of Joshua.
(a) Peter
(b) Matthew
(c) Michael
(d) Mark

2. What is the nickname for Biff's tutor who is known as Tiny Fee of the Divine Dance of Joyous Orgasm?
(a) Joy
(b) Divine
(c) Orgy
(d) Tina

3. _________ wants to save the daughter of the man they are with, as well as to save other children who are up for death.
(a) Joseph
(b) Biff
(c) Joshua
(d) Raziel

4. The parents are angry with Biff and Joshua as the death of their children might have meant being born into ____________.
(a) A higher caste
(b) Peace
(c) Riches
(d) Heaven

5. Who gets cold on the journey, as he has not mastered the art of creating his own heat?
(a) Thomas
(b) Joshua
(c) Ahmad
(d) Biff

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose Buddhist monastery are Biff and Joshua trying to reach in this section of the book?

2. What is John doing to Joshua when the sky opens up and declares that Joshua is God's son?

3. Who is the rather naive person that Philip calls over to be a part of Joshua's followers?

4. Where is the man from who gave Joshua some help when he was bleeding?

5. When Biff reads the Bible in the beginning of chapter 11, he does not recognize this writer as the boy he knew growing up.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Herod fear Joshua and want him to be killed as a result of his fears?

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

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

5. What does Maggie do in order to hopefully become divorced by Jakan?

6. What does Biff learn about John when Biff and Joshua are at the wedding at Cana?

7. What is the new television addiction that Raziel has begun after his initial interest in soap operas?

8. What happens during the first lesson of Buddhism that Joshua takes?

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

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

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