Review:

1) What did Simon offer Daniel?

A:He offered to have Daniel take over his shop while he was gone and stay in his house.

2)What was the hardest part of the job for Daniel to accept?

A:It was hard for him to not go back up to the mountain.

3)How did Daniel get Leah to Simon’s house?

A:One of the neighbors brought one of those clothed boxes to carry Leah in because no one can see in side it.

4)What did Leah find to occupy her time while Daniel worked?

A:She weaved cloth and sowed them.

5)How did Daniel show his contempt to the soldier?

A:He took an extra long time to fix the thing he had come to get repaired.

6)What did the soldier see? How did Daniel react?

A:He saw Leah come out of the house to come watch Daniel. Daniel got really mad and slamed the door.

Thought Questions:

1)How did Simon differentiate between a villager and an outlaw?

A:He’s different than both of them because he is kinder than both.

2)Did it surprise you to learn that Leah was a skilled weaver? Why or why not? What assumptions do you make about people with mental disabilities?

A:I really wasn’t that surprised because after all those years of watching her Grandmother do it, she probable just learned.

3) Why do you think the incident with the soldier made Daniel long for the mountain?

A:I think it made him long for the mountain because he wanted to defeat the Romans, and he was wondering if Rosh had done anything yet.