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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 did Dickens first want to meet when he went to Heaven?

2. Why did Herod have children killed?

3. What city was Jerusalem compared to?

4. How did Dickens say God showed himself when Jesus was baptized?

5. How did John react when Jesus asked to be baptized?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did John react when Jesus asked him to baptize him?

2. Why did Dickens say that Jesus was our Savior?

3. How did Joseph know when to leave and return to Nazareth?

4. Why did Mary not notice that Jesus had been left at the temple when she was heading home from there?

5. What did Dickens compare Jerusalem to, and why?

6. What was Simon's occupation before he became an Apostle?

7. What was Jesus's first miracle?

8. How did the wise men know about the birth of Jesus?

9. Where was Jesus born, and why?

10. Why did Herod order all the small children be killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The people in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four people and write about their main motivation throughout the story and how this goal affected the people around them.

Essay Topic 2

What was Saul doing when he was converted, and why was this conversion so ironic?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Judas deny Jesus, what did he receive in return, and how did this affect the future of his life?

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