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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Jesus in his dreams?
(a) He rises to Heaven.
(b) He is sent to Hell.
(c) He is pursued as "The One."
(d) He is crucified.

2. After hearing what Jesus says to Simeon, what does Jesus's mother do?
(a) She collapses.
(b) She screams "Adonai!"
(c) She slaps Jesus.
(d) She falls, weeping, into Joseph's arms.

3. What is Jesus unable to vanquish?
(a) Fear.
(b) Pride.
(c) Envy.
(d) Lust.

4. What is Mary doing when Simeon visits?
(a) Cooking dinner.
(b) Spinning wool.
(c) Tending to her animals.
(d) Making soap.

5. Who visits Jesus in Chapter 1?
(a) Zebedee.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Judas.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jesus's visitor try to persuade him to do in Chapter 1?

2. Why is Jesus's mother embarrassed when the cross is hoisted for the first execution in the novel?

3. What does Jesus's mother recall as he passes her, carrying the cross that he built?

4. Who is the first person to be executed in the novel?

5. What does Jesus tell Simeon when he arrives home and finds Simeon there?

(see the answer key)

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