The Red Tent | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Prologue

1. Why is Dinah angry with the reader?

Throughout time the stories of women have been forgotten.

2. Who is the author of the book?

Anita Diamant

3. How did women of Dinah's time keep a log of their stories?

They told thier daughters their stories with the expectation they would pass them down.

4. What theme is introduced in the Prologue?

A woman's history

5. Where can the story of Dinah be found?

The Bible

6. Why is Dinah's story mentioned in the Bible?

It explains Jacob's clan's reason for destroying the city, Shechem.

7. What is Dinah's writing style?

Angry and sad

8. What is created by women telling their own stories?

A legacy

9. Why is it special to have a girl baby?

Because a girl can carry on other women's stories

10. How are women's stories told?

They are whispered...
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