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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Biff compare the Old Testament of the Bible to, noting it is very similar?

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

5. Biff convinces Raziel that ________ can not buy magazines for the guests in order to get Raziel to go away for a while.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joshua do for the killed Roman legionnaire in the presence of the crowds in Sepphoris?

2. What is Joshua's response when Maggie talks about wanting to be a fisherman as they are discussing apprenticeships?

3. What is Joshua's reaction to the statue of Venus they find at the gate of Sepphoris?

4. What do Biff and Joshua do in order to shorten their trip to Antioch?

5. What does Biff do in order to try to see Maggie, though this is not a successful idea?

6. Why is the city of Sepphoris now restricted in terms of who can come in and out of the gates?

7. What does Biff claim to have invented, which was then named by Bart, though Joshua does not understand this?

8. Why does the angel Raziel show up to Biff ten years too late, according to Biff's recollection?

9. What happened when others have tried to take down the statue of Venus?

10. What happens when the boys begin to deface the statue in the way they had intended?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the things which set Joshua apart from the rest of the boys of the time is that he seems to be afraid of nothing.

Part 1: Why do you think Joshua is afraid of nothing? What makes him free of fear?

Part 2: Do you think it's a good thing to be without fear? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think Joseph wants Biff to teach Joshua how to be more human?

Essay Topic 2

Joshua, as a child, tries to raise people from the dead, much to the horror of others in the story.

Part 1: Why do you think Joshua is not always successful in raising people from the dead?

Part 2: What do you think a townsperson thought of Joshua after witnessing his attempts at raising the dead?

Part 3: Would you want to be able to raise people from the dead? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The label of being the Messiah is something which John and Joshua both believe to be their own.

Part 1: Why do you think John believes himself to be the Messiah?

Part 2: What is the value of having two characters in the town who may or may not be the Messiah?

Part 3: Why is the label of being the Messiah so important to the men?

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