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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. _______________ presents a dinner invitation letter that guarantes safe passage to the merchant's house.

2. Everything looks __________ to the cured blind beggars, which disappoints them after they are healed by Joshua.

3. What kind of journey does Gaspar take Biff, Joshua, and others when they go up the mountain?

4. Biff helps Joshua compose the Sermon on the _____________, which will be given to the followers of John.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the beggars see after they have been cured of their blindness by Joshua for their kindness?

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

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

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

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

7. How do the monks test those who want to be admitted into the monastery when they arrive at the gates?

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

9. What happens when the man at the inn in Antioch gives Joshua a piece of cloth to wipe his face?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At times, one could say that Moore might be going too far with the things he is including in this story - i.e. the story of circumcising Apollo.

Part 1: Do you think Moore takes the story too far with some of the slang and crass humor? Why or why not?

Part 2: Is there value in pushing the humor of the story a bit too far? Explain your response.

Part 3: At any point were you offended by the story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Christian faith is built upon the content of the Bible, and LAMB seems to add more dimension to the stories Christians already know.

Part 1: How does speculating about the content of the Bible cause a person's faith to be altered?

Part 2: Do you think it's "right" to guess about events which surround the Bible? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think a person will feel closer to the people of the Bible after reading LAMB ? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The concept of marriage is quite different in this book, with the custom being that most marry at 14.

Part 1: What do you think about people being married at the age of 14? Why was this acceptable at the time?

Part 2: Do you think Maggie and Biff would have been a successful couple if they were able to marry?

Part 3: Why do you think marriages were arranged during this time? What was the value of arranging marriages?

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