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

2. Who has to wait outside the fortress to be paid for the supplies he has brought?

3. One rule of the Romans is to pay your taxes; what is the other rule?

4. Biff tries to persuade Joshua to join him in his apprenticeship as __________ is scarce.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What reduces Mary's credibility in her talking about the virgin birth of Joshua, according to Biff's storytelling?

2. What is the honest mistake that Biff makes when he is tipping the room service?

3. What do the Pharisees want in return for the release of Joseph and the other accused people in the death of the Roman?

4. What did Joshua know how to do as a young child growing up in Nazareth?

5. What does Biff find about the writing in the Bible when he finally gets a chance to read it?

6. What does Biff do in order to help Joshua begin to understand the idea of sex and what happens?

7. What are the two rules of the Romans, as Gaius reveals to the children when they are at the funeral?

8. Why are other people in the town afraid that Mary might attract too much attention from the Philistines?

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

10. What happens when Joshua's attempts to save a thief from death fail after the thief is resurrected once?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Maggie and Biff have sex, it's clear that it was supposed to be Joshua and not Biff, yet Maggie doesn't seem to mind.

Part 1: Why do you think Joshua sent Biff in his place? Did Joshua know what was to happen?

Part 2: Why do you think Maggie went along with Biff in Joshua's place?

Part 3: Why do you think Joshua is not able to have sex with anyone? What does this provide him?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Joshua has to be tested by the Devil in order to be ready to be the true Messiah, and he passes the test.

Part 1: Why does Joshua have to be tested by the Devil in order to be ready to teach others?

Part 2: What kind of tests do you think Joshua might have had to face when he was with the Devil?

Part 3: Why doesn't Joshua share his experiences with the Devil with Biff when he emerges from the desert?

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