The Bronze Bow

Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. Galilean (Chapter 1)

2. Ketzah (Chapter 1)

Short Answer

1. Daniel was an apprentice blacksmith to a man named Amalek, who is well known in town for his cruelty toward his apprentices. (Chapter 1)

2. Rosh is the leader of a group of outlaws intent on driving Rome out of Israel. (Chapter 2)

3. Samson is an enslaved person who is described as a huge man. The men free Samson but think he is either deaf or dumb and is uncertain if he can understand them when they speak to him. The outlaws make fun of Samson and Daniel because Samson follows Daniel. (Chapters 1-3)

Chapters 4-6

Reading Check

1. Jesus (Chapter 4)

2. In a storage rom (Chapter 6)

Short Answer

1. He justifies his actions by telling himself he will build a better life for them when he has helped Rosh conquer Rome. (Chapter 4)

2. He is angry Jesus permits the Romans to crowd around and listen to him. (Chapter 5)

3. Hezron believes that the people must have patience with the Romans to prevent danger, while Daniel believes the Zealots should fight for their homeland. Hezron values the Law given to Moses above all else. (Chapter 5)

Chapters 7-9

Reading Check

1. He was crucified. (Chapter 7)

2. His grandmother (Chapter 7)

Short Answer

1. He suspects that Jesus is performing tricks to get people to follow him. (Chapter 8)

2. Rosh instructs Daniel to steal gold from an old man. Rather than killing the man, Daniel gives him back his knife and protects him until he is well enough to leave. Rosh says Daniel should have killed the man and should hammer out all the weaknesses in himself (Chapter 9)

3. Rosh is depicted as using people as tools, while Jesus is described as loving all people and seeing them worthy of love. (Chapter 9)

Chapters 10-12

Reading Check

1. They believe Leah is possessed. (Chapter 10)

2. In a litter (Chapter 11)

3. Because his father is a tax collector (Chapter 12)

Short Answer

1. Daniel realizes he has forgotten the kindness of the villagers and has only remembered the bad things about the village. (Chapter 10)

2. Simon wants to leave his shop to follow Jesus, but he feels guilty the people in the village won’t have a blacksmith. He asks Daniel to take over his shop. (Chapter 11)

Chapters 13-15

Reading Check

1. Malthace (Chapter 13)

2. A blue cloth (Chapter 13)

3. Jarius’s daughter (Chapter 15)

Short Answer

1. He learns that Rosh’s group is having difficulty finding meat. Samson also finds meat when he knows Daniel will be at the camp because he is attached to Daniel. (Chapter 14)

2. Daniel starts to experiment with bronze and crafts a small bow and arrow. He wonders if Jesus is training his hands for war. (Chapter 15)

Chapters 16-18

Reading Check

1. Two heavy packs (Chapter 16)

2. A brooch (Chapter 16)

Short Answer

1. Joel collects information from the villagers and shares it with Rosh. Rosh uses the information to rob the villagers. (Chapter 17)

2. Rosh steals sheep from the villagers and takes from their crops. The villagers ask Daniel to tell Rosh to stop. The villagers feel Rosh’s actions are unjust because they have to pay taxes and Rosh does not. (Chapter 17)

3. Rosh says that he isn’t responsible for Joel’s actions. Joel was becoming too confident. He is indifferent to Joel’s capture. (Chapter 18)

Chapters 19-21

Reading Check

1. Samson (Chapter 19)

2. Nathan and Samson (Chapter 19)

3. Come watch her dance (Chapter 20)

Short Answer

1. Joel says the priests and scribes don’t understand Jesus and plan to kill him. (Chapter 20)

2. Jesus means that it isn’t the man that makes a person evil but the hatred within the man. He then indicates that when one man dies, like Daniel’s father, other people hate as much as Daniel did when his father died. Jesus explains the only cure for humanity is love, not hatred. (Chapter 21)

Chapters 22-24

Reading Check

1. A flower garland (Chapter 22)

2. A king (Chapter 23)

3. A fever (Chapter 23)

Short Answer

1. Daniel realizes he doesn’t belong in Malthace’s world because he isn’t as wealthy as the people around him. He is also worried about who Malthace is looking for in the crowd while she is dancing, not believing that she’s looking for him. (Chapter 22)

2. Simon tells Daniel Jesus is the Messiah but that he will not free the Jews from Rome. (Chapter 23)