The Bronze Bow

How did Grandmother respond to Daniel's return?

• overjoyed with excitement

• scared because he was one of Rosh's men

• indifferent, she didn't care that he was back

• she couldn't stop crying

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Was Daniel glad he had returned to the Village?

• Yes, he wondered why he hadn't returned sooner and "wanted to stay indefinitely"

• No, he thought how much he hated it and couldn't wait to leave again

• He had mixed feelings; he loved seeing his family, but missed being "where he belonged"

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Match the following

• Samson

• saved Daniel when he first ran away to the mountain, a hero to Daniel, Joel, and the other boys

• Daniel bar Jamin

• supporting character, rich boy studying to be a rabbi, has a sister

• Joel bar Hezron

• a friend who used to work with Daniel for Amalek, now owns his own blacksmith shop

• Simon the Zealot

• African slave who was freed by Daniel, committed to Daniel because he was the one who freed him

• Rosh

• protagonist, poor young jewish boy, hates Romans, ran away from Ketzah

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Describe Malthace... (Select all that apply)

• Joel's twin sister

• dark hair

• poor

• Jewish

• loves animals

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What award did The Bronze Bow receive?

• Pulitzer Prize

• National Book Award

• Nobel Prize

• Newberry Award

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Why is Daniel angry at Malthace after she picks up the Roman soldier's pack?

• He felt like she had tricked him into serving a Roman, but she just wanted to save Daniel's life.

• He was just angry that a Roman would make a girl carry such a heavy pack. He was fine in carrying it himself.

• He was angry that Malthace wouldn't let him carry both packs to help the Roman soldiers by himself.

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What mission does Rosh have for Joel at the start of these chapters?

• Gather information when the next Roman attack will come.

• Gather information on important Jewish leaders that will attend Herod's party.

• To steal materials from Simon's shop to repair Rosh's broken dagger.

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What plan to Daniel, Joel, and Malthace use to make sure Joel has an alibi?

• Daniel will steal a key and give it to Joel. That way, people will blame Daniel and Joel will be safe.

• Joel will let Malthace complete the mission. During that time, no one would suspect that a woman was a spy.

• Malthace will dress up as Joel and leave town with Daniel. That way, people will think Joel was somewhere else.

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Contrast Daniel's outlook on life with that of Malthace.

• Malthace can only see the bad from the Romans while Daniel sees the beauty in life.

• Malthace believes that everything will work out in the end but Daniel thinks everything will fail.

• Daniel can only see the bad from the Romans while Malthace sees the beauty in life.

• Daniel believes that everything will work out in the end but Malthace thinks everything will fail.

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What doubts does Daniel begin to have about Rosh (before Joel is captured)? (Select all that apply)

• Daniel doubts Rosh's motivation. He's disappointed that Rosh only used Joel's gathered information for burglary

• Daniel doubts that Rome can be defeated at all because Rosh keeps failing.

• Daniel doubts that Rosh will send him on any more important missions.

• Daniel begins to doubt any of the Jewish people will follow Rosh because Rosh keeps doing bad acts against his own people.

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