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

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"

Match the following

• Joel bar Hezron

• 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

• Daniel bar Jamin

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

• Simon the Zealot

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

• Samson

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

Describe Malthace... (Select all that apply)

• Joel's twin sister

• dark hair

• poor

• Jewish

• loves animals

What award did The Bronze Bow receive?

• Pulitzer Prize

• National Book Award

• Nobel Prize

• Newberry Award

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.