1. How accurate is the portrayal of everyday life for Daniel's era and place in The Bronze Bow? You may need to narrow this down and research a specific aspect of life depicted in the novel. For instance, you may want to focus only on religious customs or the way a smithy would have operated.

2. Find all the times the bronze bow is mentioned. Does it have different meanings in different places in the book? Does its meaning develop in a logical pattern, perhaps shifting from hate to love as Daniel changes?

3. Does Speare's depiction of Jesus match the depictions in the New Testament? Does it most closely match the portrayals in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John? Be sure to cite passages from the New Testament that either agree with or contradict passages in The Bronze Bow.

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