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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. What is Biff given when his tutor believes he has learned the lesson thoroughly?

2. Bartholomew prefers the company of __________, who are not allowed at the wedding, which is why he is not invited along.

3. In what city do Joshua and Biff visit with Joy, now known as the Cruel and Accursed Dragon Princess?

4. Joshua learns to multiply _________, which gives Biff something to multiply at the market.

5. Maggie runs into the room with ______________ running out of her mouth.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Joshua heal the servant of Gaius, even though Biff does not agree with this practice?

2. What is the story Rumi tells Joshua and Biff about his life and his current situation?

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

4. What does Maggie do in order to hopefully become divorced by Jakan?

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

6. Why doesn't Maggie invite Bartholomew to the wedding, though she invites Joshua and Biff?

7. What happens when Joshua gives sight back to the guard he blinded while in a fit of rage?

8. When the mayor of Magdala begs Joshua and Biff to raise his daughter from the dead, what do the two men see is actually wrong with the daughter?

9. Why does Herod fear Joshua and want him to be killed as a result of his fears?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Telling the whole story of Joshua, aka Jesus, is important enough to Raziel that he raises Biff from the dead to write his own gospel.

Part 1: Why do you think Raziel is so invested in getting this story told by Biff?

Part 2: What might happen if Biff were never to write the gospel as Raziel wants him to?

Part 3: How does Raziel know that Biff is telling the truth as he is writing out the gospel?

Essay Topic 2

When Maggie and Biff have sex, it's clear that it was supposed to be Joshua and not Biff, yet Maggie doesn't seem to mind.

Part 1: Why do you think Joshua sent Biff in his place? Did Joshua know what was to happen?

Part 2: Why do you think Maggie went along with Biff in Joshua's place?

Part 3: Why do you think Joshua is not able to have sex with anyone? What does this provide him?

Essay Topic 3

At times, one could say that Moore might be going too far with the things he is including in this story - i.e. the story of circumcising Apollo.

Part 1: Do you think Moore takes the story too far with some of the slang and crass humor? Why or why not?

Part 2: Is there value in pushing the humor of the story a bit too far? Explain your response.

Part 3: At any point were you offended by the story? Why or why not?

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