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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Joshua learns to multiply _________, which gives Biff something to multiply at the market.
(a) Olives
(b) Oil
(c) Rice
(d) Wine

2. Gaspar receives the boys at the monastery and gives them __________ for names, orders a monk to feed them, and tells them their lessons will begin in the morning.
(a) Colors
(b) Numbers
(c) Characters
(d) Sounds

3. From Balthesar's tutors, Biff and Joshua will learn all they can from the __________ masters.
(a) Indian
(b) Russian
(c) Japanese
(d) Chinese

4. What does the tutor teach to Biff as he is paralyzed, until she is certain he understands the subject?
(a) Japanese writing
(b) Chinese characters
(c) Painting
(d) Meditation

5. What does the final Magus use in order to show he is capable of turning one thing into something larger?
(a) Cookie
(b) Rock
(c) Rice
(d) Cake

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Biff notice missing from the construction of Balthesar's home, which confuses Biff?

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

3. Men with spears chase Biff, Joshua, and __________ through the elephant grass until they come upon a tiger and its kill.

4. The number of twelve apostles corresponds to the twelve ___________ of Israel.

5. While waiting for a boat to cross the lake, Biff recruits ___________ to be a part of the followers of Joshua.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the only things John eats, as found out by Biff and Joshua when they camp with him?

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

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

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

5. What is the new television addiction that Raziel has begun after his initial interest in soap operas?

6. When Biff and Joshua are traveling on a road flanked by fields of very tall grass, what is the warning they receive?

7. What happens during the first lesson of Buddhism that Joshua takes?

8. Why do Biff and Joshua decide to try to travel around the Great Wall of China?

9. What does Biff do in order to give Joshua a chance to save all the children?

10. What is the identity Joy now promotes for herself in order to keep herself safe from harm?

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