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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. What does Biff learn about when he pays for lessons from Kashmir?

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

3. Joshua learns to multiply _________, which gives Biff something to multiply at the market.

4. What comes up in the high desert, which drives Joshua and Biff into Antioch?

5. While waiting for a boat to cross the lake, Biff recruits ___________ to be a part of the followers of Joshua.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the parents' response to the actions of Biff and Joshua?

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

6. 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?

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

8. What does Joy teach Biff when he is paralyzed by the poison in his tea?

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

10. When Biff and Joshua are traveling on a road flanked by fields of very tall grass, what is the warning they receive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The Romans have an interested outlook on religion in this story, allowing for the monotheism of Judaism as long as the Jews pay taxes.

Part 1: Why do you think the Romans thought taxes were more important to have than one single religious movements in the lands?

Part 2: How might conflicting religious thought within a country cause the people who live in that country to act?

Part 3: Do you think it's better to have people do what they want or for the government to dictate what the people should think? Why?

Essay Topic 3

What's most curious to a reader is that Joshua might be the Messiah, but he is not without flaws. He does make mistakes and has to learn lessons.

Part 1: Why do you think Joshua blinds the guard? What were his motives?

Part 2: What is the value in showing that Joshua is not without flaws? Would it have been better to show that he was perfect? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think Moore kept Joshua slightly human-like in terms of his emotional behaviors?

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