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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. Why did Mary not notice that Jesus had been left behind at the temple?

2. What were the shepherds told Jesus would teach people?

3. Why were Mary and Joseph going to the temple when Jesus was an adolescent?

4. What did Jesus go without while in the wilderness after his baptism?

5. How long ago did Dickens say Jesus had been born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where was Jesus born, and why?

3. Why did Dickens write this book?

4. What were the names of the Apostles?

5. How did Jesus heal a servant of a Centurion?

6. What was Jesus doing when Mary found him after he had been left behind at the temple?

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

8. What did the angel say to the shepherds when Jesus was born?

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

10. How does Dickens say he knew about the goodness of Heaven?

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

How did Satan try to tempt Jesus? Which of these temptations was hardest for Jesus to withstand, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Angels appeared a number of times in this book. What are some of these instances, and what roles did the angels serve in those situations?

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